Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 wins, 13 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wade's brow. Wade misses with the head strike.
Wade lands a knee to the body.
I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Wade lands with a short shot to the head. Burns working aggressively here.
Wade prevents a body shot from Burns. Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut. Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Wade on the inside. Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.Burns closes the distance and pushes Wade back into the ropes. Wade tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow. Wade misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade. Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade. Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wade throws a hook but Burns blocks it. Jab from Burns. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wade rushes Burns and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.Burns manages to break the clinch.
Wade closes the distance and clinches. Wade lands a knee to the body.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade. Wade throws a head punch that misses. Burns prevents a body shot from Wade. Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns. Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.This has been an exciting period of action! Wade tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Wade. Wade drives through and clinches with Burns against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns. Burns misses with a short punch on the inside. Wade lands with a left to the head. Burns lands an elbow inside. Burns lands a body shot. Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade misses with a short punch on the inside. Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wade. Wade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns has Wade up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burns lands a nice elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Wade dominated that round.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wade moves into the clinch. Wade blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land. Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow. Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade checks the leg kick.Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the ropes. Wade blocking some punches.
Wade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not. Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns is looking to chop away at Wade's legs. Wade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Burns looks to clinch and Wade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Burns connects with a jab. Burns missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns. Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily. Wade wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance. Nice uppercut lands for Wade. That snapped Burns's head back.
Burns rushes Wade and presses him up against the ropes.Burns breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wade misses with a right hand and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns. Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Burns tries to clinch up. Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns avoids the body shot from Wade.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Wade in a clinch.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Wade.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Wade takes the fight into the clinch. Wade lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wade's brow. Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Burns lands an elbow inside that Wade shrugs off. It looks like Morgan Wade has been cut. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges. Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Wade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. A nice right hand lands inside from Burns. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice body punch from Wade. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Burns blocks an uppercut.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards. A body shot lands from Wade.
Wade misses with a body punch.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Wade tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Wade managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan Wade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Wade blocks an uppercut.
Burns presses Wade against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A shot in the inside from Burns. Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Burns misses with a hook from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that second round.The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Burns slips a straight right by Wade. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade. Wade misses the shot to the body. Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.Wade closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the ropes. A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns. Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns lands a nice shot that snaps Wade's head back.
Wade checks the leg kick. Wade tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade. Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Wade.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wade. Burns fails in his attempt to clinch. Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wade keeps the fight on the outside. Wade is looking to clinch. Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wade manages to circle out of the way. Wade lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.Wade closes the distance and clinches. Wade lands a nice knee to the body. Wade lands a body punch in the clinch. Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Burns blocking some punches.
Wade misses with some punches.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns clinches up with Wade and pushes him back against the ropes. A short right hand to the side of the head by Wade. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade. Burns misses with a body punch.
Wade tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Wade back against the ropes. Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wades head. Burns tries to work over Wade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. That's two minutes gone in the round. Wade blocks an elbow strike.Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wade takes an elbow to the forehead. Wade throws a head punch that misses. Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wade misses with a body punch.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns lands with a left to the head. Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wade dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Wade lands a shot to the body. Wade lands a nice uppercut. Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Wade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns. Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!I would just about give that final round to Morgan Wade.I think Wade has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Morgan Wade!A relieved looking Morgan Wade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.The defeated Titan Xavier Burns had this to say: 'Woah, didn't expect that one.. Wait, what exactly happened again?'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tomar throws a big shot that misses.Tomar sets himself, and Burns steps forward looking for the clinch! Tomar avoids it this time. Burns moves out of range as Tomar strikes. Tomar misses with a looping left. A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Tomar jabbing away but nothing is landing. Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Burns throws a nice outside leg kick. Tomar circles away from the clinch attempt and Tomar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Burns misses with a hook. Tomar ducked under it nicely. Burns blocks a head kick by Tomar.
Tomar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily. Burns thumps Tomar with a low kick. Burns slips under a jab from Tomar. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tomar.
Tomar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Tomar down. Burns scores with a nice strike.This has been an exciting period of action! Tomar missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Some bone on bone action there as Tomar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Burns tries to clinch there but Tomar circles away.
Tomar misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely. Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.That's one minute gone in the round. Tomar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.Tomar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tomar blocks a low kick nicely. Burns moves to clinch but Tomar breaks away and Tomar counters with a stiff right hand. Tomar throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Tomar throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.The fight moves into the clinch position.Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Nice uppercut lands for Burns. That snapped Tomar's head back.
Tomar scores with a head kick.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomar. Tomar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tomar looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.Burns tries to counter with a clinch but Tomar shakes him off and moves away.Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A decent looking cross lands there for Tomar. Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Burns misses with a leg kick and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tomar throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tomar, pushing him back against the ropes.That's two minutes gone in the round. Tomar throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns. Burns lands with a left to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomar. Burns blocks an uppercut.
Tomar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Tomar lands with a left to the head. Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Tomar is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the ropes. Tomar misses with a short punch on the inside. Tomar tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns tries a body shot but Tomar blocks it.
Tomar scores with an uppercut up the middle. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomar avoids it. Tomar managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Tomar misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomar breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tomar.Wow, both these guys are really going for it!The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab. Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Tomar throws a body shot but no joy. A big right from Tomar misses. Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oglek Tomar dominated that round.Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target. A big left from Tomar misses. Burns tries to clinch up. Tomar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tomar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. An inside leg kick from Burns misses. A jab from Burns finds it's way through Tomar's defenses. Tomar throws a hook but Burns blocks it. Burns slips under a jab.Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomar misses with an uppercut. Tomar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.Oglek Tomar is winning the standup battle so far. Tomar missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomar looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming. Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tomar keeps the fight on the outside. Tomar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Burns clobbers Tomar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. That's one minute gone in the round. Tomar misses with a looping left. Burns checks a low kick from Tomar. Burns feints and then cracks Tomar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomar down. Burns throws a leg kick and Tomar counters with a lovely straight right hand! A low kick from Burns is predictable there and Tomar counters with a left to the body. The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Tomar avoids the body shot from Burns.
Tomar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns misses with a leg kick. Tomar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A big right from Tomar misses. Burns feints and then cracks Tomar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomar down. Tomar misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tomar, right into the meat.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick. Burns takes a swing at Tomar's ribcage but misses. Burns misses with an uppercut
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomar.Tomar sets himself, and Burns steps forward looking for the clinch! Tomar avoids it this time. Burns throws a jab when Tomar was well out of range.Tomar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Burns throws a nice outside leg kick. That's two minutes gone in the round. Tomar tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it. Tomar avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Tomar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Tomar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A good leg kick by Burns. Tomar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Tomar misses with a body kick. Tomar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns. Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Tomar misses with a head kick.
Tomar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Burns throws a leg kick but Tomar checks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.That's time! Tomar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Tomar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Burns staying out of range there. A big right from Tomar misses. Burns throws a shot from downtown. Tomar moves away and avoids it. Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Tomar throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomar throws out the jab. Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Tomar's side. Tomar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut. Tomar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns. Tomar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nice defenses there by Tomar. Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomar's sensitive parts. A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns motions for Tomar to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burns tries to clinch but Tomar moves out of range. Tomar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns moves forwards but Tomar connects with a nice, crisp jab. Some bone on bone action there as Tomar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomar. Burns throws a low kick but Tomar avoids it.Tomar tried to counter with a leg kick but Burns avoided it. Tomar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns. A big left from Tomar misses. Tomar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Burns is looking to land body kicks. Tomar misses with a looping left. Nice shot by Burns. Burns avoids the head kick by Tomar.
Tomar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tomar slips a jab from Burns. A telegraphed right hand from Tomar misses the target. Tomar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Burns is looking to slow Tomar down with leg kicks. Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomar.Tomar backing away here, and Burns unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomar. That did some damage!Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tomar looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Nice body kick there by Burns. Tomar with a nice cross. Tomar checks a leg kick. Burns blocks a head kick by Tomar.
Tomar throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A slapping leg kick lands for Tomar.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook. Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tomar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Tomar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns. Burns scores with a jab to the jaw. Burns throws out a loose jab but Tomar uses good head movement to avoid it. Tomar cracks a nice hook into Burns's ribs. Tomar misses with a low kick. A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A slow jab from Tomar misses its intended target. Tomar backing away here, and Burns unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Tomar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it. Tomar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Tomar missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Burns tries to score with a low kick but Tomar moves his leg out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!Post fight, Titan Xavier Burns stared into the camera and said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 4093 p4p, 448 weight class) and Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 5135 p4p, 525 weight class). Burns has chosen Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 37 wins, 19 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns throws a leg kick but Boxer checks it. Burns lands a head shot. Boxer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Boxer with a nice cross. Boxer misses with a body shot.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boxer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jab from Burns. Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns. Boxer takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Boxer scores with a body shot.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns. Burns lands the left hand.Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boxer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Burns tries to work over Boxer's front leg with a kick but Boxer checks it. Burns has Boxer up against the ropes in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Boxer.
Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Burns blocks a jab.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Boxer checks a leg kick nicely. Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses. Burns is looking to score with low kicks. Boxer darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Boxer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Burns misses with a leg kick. Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Boxer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Burns throws a leg kick but Boxer moved away. Boxer checks a leg kick. Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Good standup being displayed there by Boxer as he connects with a hook. Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boxer.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Boxer scores with a jab to the head.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer. Burns dips to his left and cracks Boxer with an uppercut!That's two minutes gone in the round. Boxer connects with a looping right hand.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Boxer tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot. Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Burns tries to work over Boxer's front leg with a kick but Boxer checks it. Boxer misses the jab. Boxer checks a leg kick. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Boxer checks it.Boxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Burns missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Boxer lands a jab to the nose.Boxer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Boxer scores with a spinning back kick! Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer scores with a jab. Boxer wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs. Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boxer throws a body shot but no joy. Boxer lands a right hook to the body.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Burns connects with an inside leg kick. Boxer connects with the punch.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Boxer dominated that round.That's time! Boxer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boxer scores with a kick to the midsection. Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer. Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer misses with a looping right. Boxer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns. Boxer lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head. Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.Kick Boxer is winning the standup battle so far. Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.Burns steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxer off the ropes and back into range. Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Burns. Burns motions for Boxer to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Burns throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Boxer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.Boxer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf. Burns is looking to score with low kicks.This has been an exciting period of action! Boxer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Burns throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it. Boxer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Burns defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Burns throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it. Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Boxer's leg but Boxer calmly moves out of range. That kick from Burns tenderised Boxer's leg. Boxer is trying to keep his angry face on. Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer. Burns moves out of range of the strikes. Boxer swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer. Burns misses with a low kick. Boxer throws a big counter combination but Burns scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Boxer looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Boxer takes one to the chin there. Boxer swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boxer. Boxer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. A good leg kick by Burns. Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Burns misses with a body kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boxer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boxer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.Boxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Boxer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boxer lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns with a jab. Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer. Boxer checks the leg kick. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Boxer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Boxer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns. Burns defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely. Boxer throws a right and a left that both miss. Boxer keeps Burns at a distance using the push kick. An inside leg kick from Burns misses. Boxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boxer tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Boxer catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it. Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boxer checks it well. Boxer throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it. Boxer works Burns's body with a nice hook.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A low kick from Burns misses and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body. Boxer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Boxer.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Boxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Boxer tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Boxer misses with a looping right. Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing. Burns misses with a low kick.Boxer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boxer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Burns throws a leg kick which misses Boxer's front leg but catches the back leg as Boxer tries to avoid it. Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Boxer. Boxer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch. Burns wants to slow Boxer down by chopping away at his legs. Boxer on the wrong end of a nice hook. Boxer connects with a looping right hand.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot. Boxer sets himself, and Burns steps forward looking for the clinch! Boxer avoids it this time. Boxer defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand. A jab from Boxer misses. Burns lands a lovely overhand right. Boxer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Burns throws out a leg kick but Boxer moves out of range and Burns only half commits. Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily. Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer. Boxer is looking to counter with a body kick. Boxer is looking to land body kicks. Burns slips a straight right by Boxer. Boxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Boxer checks it.Boxer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Burns throws a low kick but Boxer avoids it. Boxer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns. Boxer misses with a wild body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A counter left hand to the body from Boxer misses its target.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burns there as he acknowledges the shot. A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target. Boxer is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Boxer checks it. Boxer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Boxer misses the shot to the body. Boxer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range. Burns is looking to chop away at Boxer's legs. Burns tries a low kick but Boxer avoids it. Boxer misses with a straight right. Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Boxer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Boxer manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Burns is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Burns jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride. Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Burns scores with a kick to the body.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.Boxer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Boxer clearly takes that round.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boxer throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it. A good leg kick by Burns. The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses. Boxer misses with a looping left. Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns. Burns checks a low kick from Boxer. Boxer throws a jab when Burns was well out of range. Boxer checks a leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Burns appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab. A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Boxer misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back. Boxer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Burns wants to clinch.That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target. Boxer misses with a head kick.
Burns misses with a leg kick. Burns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Boxer throws a right and a left that both miss. Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick. Boxer tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.Boxer gets tackled into the ropes by Burns. Burns maintains the clinch. Burns lands a nice uppercut. Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses. Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside. Boxer breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. Boxer on the wrong end of a nice jab. Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Burns slips a straight right by Boxer. Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns checks a leg kick. Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Burns's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it. Burns slips under a jab. Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns. Boxer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns clobbers Boxer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Boxer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boxer in his tracks. Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss! Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boxer darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Boxer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns tries to land a leg kick but Boxer saw it coming and moves away.
Burns slips a jab from Boxer. Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boxer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boxer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Boxer misses with a wild body shot. Titan Xavier Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boxer checks a leg kick. Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Boxer throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.Burns wants to counter with a clinch but Boxer pushes him away. Boxer lands a jab. Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab. Burns is looking to slow Boxer down with leg kicks. Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch. Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Burns is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Burns into the ropes. Boxer takes an elbow to the forehead. Boxer lands with a left to the head. Boxer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burns's defenses. Boxer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns. Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Boxer avoids the damage to the body. Boxer tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Burns into the ropes.That's one minute gone in the round. Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut. Burns lands a right hand. Boxer throws a head punch that misses. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Boxer. Boxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside. Burns manages to break the clinch.
Boxer takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Boxer throws a big shot that misses. Burns throws a leg kick but Boxer moved away. Burns thows a left - swing and a miss! Boxer looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Boxer misses the shot to the body. Boxer takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!Burns forces Boxer back against the ropes and clinches.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns lands the left hand. Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing. Boxer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns lands an overhand right. Burns scores with a nice body kick.
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf. Burns scores with a jab to the head.
Burns throws a low kick but Boxer moves out of range easily. Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Boxer checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.I think Boxer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:48Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kick Boxer! Kick Boxer retains his lightweight title!An out of breath Kick Boxer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.The defeated Titan Xavier Burns had this to say: 'Woah, didn't expect that one.. Wait, what exactly happened again?'.

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 4713 p4p, 357 weight class) and Erick Clap (ranked 3420 p4p, 293 weight class). Burns comes into the arena with Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix blaring out of the sound system. Clap is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Burn it to the ground. Titan Xavier Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 wins, 14 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Clap misses with a body kick.We've been informed that Clap has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Clap connects with a right hand. Burns shakes it off. Burns cracks the inside of Clap's front leg. Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns misses the jab.Clap rushes Burns and presses him up against the ropes. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns. Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Clap uses good head movement to avoid it. Clap takes an elbow to the forehead. Clap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Clap lands with a short head shot on the inside. Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns lands a right hand. Clap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Clap keeps him there for the moment. Clap tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Clap misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Clap fails to land. Burns lands an elbow inside. Burns looking to slow down the pace here. A head punch on the inside from Clap fails to land. Clap blocks a body shot from Burns. Clap tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Clap back against the ropes. Clap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clap takes an elbow to the temple. Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Burns pushes Clap back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right from Clap. Clap is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clap has his back to the ropes. Clap stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position. Clap tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position. Clap misses with a hook from the clinch. Clap missing with knees to the body.
Clap is trying to push Burns away but Burns has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Clap tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Clap back against the ropes. Clap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns with a nice cross.That's two minutes gone in the round.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A right hook to the body lands for Burns.
Clap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Clap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Clap swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns misses with a looping right. Burns throws a leg kick but Clap checks it. Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Burns scores with a jab to the jaw. A low kick from Burns misses and Clap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Clap misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back. A slow jab from Clap misses its intended target. Clap connects with a right hand. Burns shakes it off. Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Clap is looking to score with low kicks. Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clap. Clap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that round.The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burns checks a leg kick nicely. Burns throws a low kick but Clap moves out of range easily. Clap let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Clap is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks. Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clap. Burns throws a leg kick that misses. Clap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Burns misses. Clap let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Burns misses with a low kick. Clap is looking to land body kicks. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clap. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns lands a nice hook to Clap's body. Clap takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. An inside leg kick lands from Clap. Burns tries to score with a low kick but Clap moves his leg out of the way. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Burns slips a straight right by Clap. Clap works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. That's one minute gone in the round. Clap misses with a straight right. Some bone on bone action there as Clap checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Titan Xavier Burns is winning the standup battle so far. Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A bone on bone clash there as Clap blocks the leg kick.
Clap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Clap checks it. Clap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.Burns is looking to counter the offense by Clap and move into the clinch. Clap on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Donk. Burns catches Clap right on the button with a cross. Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Clap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.Clap looks like he wants to counter punch here. Clap lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Clap scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Clap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clap checks a leg kick. Clap is looking for the big counter here. Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.That's two minutes gone in the round. Clap missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Clap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Clap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clap connects with a body shot that sends Burns's belly button to the back. Clap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick. Burns tries to work over Clap's front leg with a kick but Clap checks it. Burns connects with an inside leg kick. Clap misses with a body shot.
Clap lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Burns. Clap comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick. Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns moves into the clinch. Clap lands a shot to the body.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Clap dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Clap dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Clap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Clap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns. Burns throws a leg kick but Clap sees it coming and moves out of range. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A decent looking cross lands there for Burns. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick. Clap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Burns throws a low kick but Clap moves out of range easily. Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Burns misses with a leg kick enabling Clap to counter with a crisp jab. Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Burns tests Clap's chin there with a solid looking shot. Clap loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch. Clap lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the ropes and back into range. Burns connects with a single shot there.The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Clap looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Burns looks to land a left hand but Clap moved out of range nicely. A nice leg kick lands there from Clap. Clap moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.It looks like Burns has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Clap blocks a low kick nicely.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns throws a leg kick and Clap counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee. Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clap. Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Clap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns. Clap throws a right and a left that both miss. Burns throws a leg kick and Clap counters with a thumping low kick. Burns tries to land a leg kick but Clap saw it coming and moves away.
Clap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clap - the referee stops the clock and Burns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clap. Burns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Clap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns. Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns cracks the inside of Clap's front leg. Clap jabbing away but nothing is landing. Burns clobbers Clap with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Clap scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clap cracks Burns with a good jab. Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Clap throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clap. Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clap can pounce on him.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clap.
Clap thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Burns looks to land a right hand but Clap moved out of range.Clap follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Clap moves out of range as Burns strikes. Clap misses with a wild body shot. Burns is looking to counter the offense by Clap and move into the clinch. Clap's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clap scrambles back to his feet. A shot to the body from Burns misses and Clap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
Clap throws a body shot but no joy. Clap lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand. Clap looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Titan Xavier Burns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns avoids the head kick by Clap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Clap tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it. Clap takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Burns slips under a jab from Clap. Clap goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A good leg kick by Burns. Clap tries a low kick but Burns avoids it. Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Clap's head. Clap misses with a straight right. Burns avoids the body shot from Clap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Clap throws a leg kick that misses. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick. Burns is looking to chop away at Clap's legs. Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Clap seems unphased.
Clap scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clap. Burns feints and then cracks Clap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clap down. Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Clap checks it. A little jabbing left from Clap on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Clap misses with a wild body shot. Nice cross by Burns. Clap's corner calls for a 1-2. Clap obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Clap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clap circles away quickly and effectively. Burns misses with a left hand and Clap counters with a stiff right hand. Clap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns. Clap blocks a leg kick. A jab from Burns does it's job there. Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Clap throws a shot to the body.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Claps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Clap blocks a leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clap has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clap and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.That's two minutes gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Clap blocks the leg kick.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Clap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clap checks a leg kick. Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Burns throws a big shot that misses. Clap blocks a jab.Clap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Burns with a body punch. A glancing blow. Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Clap.
Nice body punch from Clap. Clap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though. Clap tries to clinch up. Clap misses with a low kick.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Clap circles away.
Clap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice jab there from Burns. Clap tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it. Clap misses the shot to the body. Burns cracks the inside of Clap's front leg. Clap takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clap connects with an inside leg kick. Clap blocks a leg kick. Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clap.Clap has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A looping hook to the body misses from Clap. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. Burns moves out of range of the body kick. Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clap. Burns misses with a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns clobbers Clap with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A nice leg kick lands there from Burns. Burns wants to land a leg kick but Clap is out of range. Clap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Clap throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Clap has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clap there as he acknowledges the shot.Erick Clap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!That's one minute gone in the round. Clap shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Clap blocks a jab. Clap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away. Clap is looking to chop away at Burns's legs. Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clap. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clap checks a leg kick. Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns lands with a cross. A low kick from Burns misses and Clap counters with a left to the body. Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clap. A swing and a miss from Clap. Clap checks a leg kick. Clap scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns scores with the left hand. Clap knows he should have avoided that one. Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clap is looking to chop away at Burns's legs. Clap throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns.Burns tried to counter with a leg kick but Clap avoided it.Burns has managed to clinch.
Clap misses with the head strike.
Burns working Clap over with knees to the body. Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far. Clap lands with a right to the head. A shot in the inside from Clap. A head punch on the inside from Clap fails to land. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clap blocks it with crossed arms. Burns presses Clap against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.Clap is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Clap swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns prevents a body shot from Clap. Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Clap controls the action.
Titan Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Clap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Titan Xavier Burns.Well Burns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns! Titan Xavier Burns retains his featherweight title!As Titan Xavier Burns got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!Introducing the challenger to my left. With a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the champion to my right. With a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzie Price!The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Price manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Price lands with a slapping head kick. That kick from Burns tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on. A clash of legs there as Price blocks the low kick. Price throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it. Price thuds a left hand into Burns's body. Price checks the leg kick. Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily. Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Price has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns. Price looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well. Burns tries to counter by clinching up but Price breaks away and moves out of range. Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Burns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns takes one on the button.We've been informed that Price has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Price tries a low kick but Burns avoids it. Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.That's one minute gone in the round. Price connects with a solid leg kick. Burns tries to clinch but Price moves out of range. Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.Burns wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Price looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick. Burns misses with a low kick as Price jumps back. Price scores with a jab to the body. Price lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Price checks a leg kick. Price blocks a leg kick.Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Burns throws out a powerful jab. Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Burns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.Burns clinches. Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch. Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Price blocks a body shot from Burns. Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.That's two minutes gone in the round.Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Price looking to stall.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the ropes. Price lands with a short head shot on the inside. Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns lands a body punch. Price dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Price tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns. A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land. Burns lands a nice uppercut.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Price has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow. Price takes an elbow to the temple. A body shot lands from Burns.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ozzie Price will probably get the nod.That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily. Price throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Price is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Burns throws a body kick that misses. Ozzie Price seems to be getting the better of the standup. Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right. Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Some bone on bone action there as Price checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns. Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Price misses with a body shot.
Burns clinches. A nice left hand lands by Price.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Price working aggressively here.
A short right from Price. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Price lands a shot to the body.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Price avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns. A short uppercut from Burns. Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns. Price lands a body punch. Price looking to slow down the pace here. Price can't break the clinch.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Burns throws a head punch that misses. Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Price.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Burns gets an underhook and turns Price into the ropes. Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle. Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow. Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far. Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Price misses with a punch to the body.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.That's two minutes gone in the round. Price blocks an uppercut.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Price gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A hook to the body from Price.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Price gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Burns misses with a hook from the clinch. Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Price tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Burns defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand. Price throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Price. Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Price has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Burns throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and checks it nicely. Price misses with a body kick.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ozzie Price will probably get the nod - 10:9.That's time! Back to the action!

Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range. Price misses with a body kick. Price lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Price throws a big shot that misses. Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Burns thumps Price with a low kick. Burns is looking to slow Price down with leg kicks. A slow jab from Price misses its intended target. Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Price's head. Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price misses with the body kickand Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns. A shot in the inside from Burns. Burns tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burns lands an uppercut. Burns misses with an elbow over the top. A short right from Burns. Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow. That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land. Price blocks a body shot from Burns. Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch. Price takes an elbow to the forehead. It looks like Ozzie Price has been cut. Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Burns lands a damaging elbow. A body shot lands from Price.
Price working aggressively here.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes. Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Price tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Price. Price avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns. Price misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Price in his tracks for a moment. Price stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position. Price's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.That's two minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Price's face as he tries to break the clinch. Burns lands a nice elbow. Price looking to stall.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price. Price lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Burns tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch. Burns misses with an elbow over the top.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns clearly takes that round.The cut man is working on Ozzie Price's cut.That's time! Back to the action!

Burns misses with a low kick.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with a looping right. Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Burns tries to clinch but Price is having none of it. Burns tries to land a leg kick but Price saw it coming and moves away.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Price moves his leg out of the way. Price checks the leg kick nicely there.
Price lands with a nice body punch. Price swings away with a leg kick that misses. Price checks a low kick from Burns. Burns scores with a decent looking hook. Price misses with a straight left. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns misses with a leg kick and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it. Burns ducks under a wild hook from Price. Burns avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Burns lands with a hook. Price tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Burns takes a shot right to the bread basket.That's one minute gone in the round. Price throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.Burns rushes Price and presses him up against the ropes. Price is trying to stall.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price. Burns dips to his left and cracks Price with an uppercut! Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burns misses with a low kick. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Burns throws a wild body kick that Price sees coming a mile off. Price on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center. Price has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns. Price moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.That's two minutes gone in the round.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Price tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Price. Burns misses with a leg kick. Burns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price connects with a looping right hand.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw. Price cracks the inside of Burns's front leg. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf. Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it. Burns jabs Price right on the nose. Price blinks but takes it well. Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Burns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Price misses with a low kick. Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Price manages to circle out of the way. Burns tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Price manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.Price wants to counter the offense by Burns and move into the clinch position. Price throws a leg kick but Burns checks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns had his way with Ozzie Price in that round.The cut man is working on Ozzie Price's cut.The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Burns throws a leg kick that misses. Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price misses with a body kick. A big right from Price misses. Burns feinted there with a counter leg kick. Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price takes a jab right on the kisser.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it. Price misses with a head kick.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Price throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns. Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Price throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns avoids the body shot from Price.
Price tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Price wants to clinch.Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Price. Price chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Burns sizes up Price with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Price down. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns. Price throws a front kick that sends Burns stumbling back into the ropes. A big right from Price misses. Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Price checks it well. Price misses the shot to the body. A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Price fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns. Nice straight punches there by Burns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns. Price misses with a body kick. Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Burns connects with an inside leg kick. Price checks a low kick from Burns. Burns tries to clinch but Price is having none of it. That's two minutes gone in the round. Price tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Price looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Price counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Price's sensitive parts. Price throws a low kick but Burns avoids it. Price has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns. Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.Burns has Price up against the ropes in a clinch.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes. Price scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head. Burns misses with an elbow over the top. Burns lands a damaging elbow. Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Titan Xavier Burns.I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!Titan Xavier Burns is the new featherweight champion!Titan Xavier Burns took some time post fight to say the following; 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ozzie Price (ranked 6233 p4p, 423 weight class) and Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 4300 p4p, 339 weight class). Price comes to the ring accompanied by Killer Mike - Big Beast. Burns has chosen Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!Introducing the challenger to my left. With a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzie Price!And introducing the champion to my right. With a record of 13 wins, 1 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.Price appears to be looking for a big counter. A clash of legs there as Price blocks the low kick. Nice defenses there by Burns.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Price throws a sloppy head kick and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Burns lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off. Price misses with a body punch.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price is trying to stall.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Price misses with a two punch combination.
Burns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Price momentarily.
Price is looking to score with low kicks. Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.Burns has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Price is landing a low percentage of strikes. Price misses with a hook.Price looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Burns misses with a right hand and Price counters with a series of strikes. Burns will be more careful next time no doubt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Price tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Price pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Price settles back down. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy. Price throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns avoids the body shot from Price.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Price down. Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns. Price is looking to chop away at Burns's legs. A shot to the liver by Price. Beautiful body shot. Price takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Price takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Price connects with a body shot that sends Burns's belly button to the back. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf. Price throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Price takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.Price was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns moves forwards but Price connects with a nice, crisp jab. Price misses with a looping right.This has been an exciting period of action! Burns misses with a hook. Burns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Price misses with a leg kick. Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target. Price swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns takes a kick to the side of the head. Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. Price takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and moves out of range. Price misses with a looping left. Price checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Burns scores with a nice head shot. Price misses with a head kick.
Price backing away here, and Burns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Price misses with a low kick.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf. Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Price checks a low kick from Burns.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ozzie Price will probably get the nod.That's time! Back to the action!

Price misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Price has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burns tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Price misses with a punch to the body.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Burns back against the ropes. Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle. Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Price tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Price. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Price's brow. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Price's brow. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Price's brow. Price is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Burns's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns pushes Price back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Nice body punch from Burns. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Price. Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head. Burns lands a nice shot to the body. Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Price chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Burns avoids the body shot from Price.
Price misses with a low kick.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Burns is looking to slow Price down with leg kicks. Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Burns connects with a single shot there. Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it. Burns throws a body punch but Price moves out of range. Price misses with a body shot.
Burns wants to counter with a clinch but Price pushes him away. Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Price takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Price is able to avoid easily. Price throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Price misses with a looping right. Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Price ducks under a wild hook from Burns. A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. It looked like Price was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burns. Burns lands a jab to the head.
Price is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily. Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Price. A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. Price throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. A big left from Price misses. Price checks a low kick from Burns.Price is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Burns. Burns tries a low kick but Price avoids it.It looked like Price was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burns. A low kick from Burns is predictable there and Price counters with a good, hard body kick but Burns shrugs it off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Price takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Price. Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Price counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Price to acknowledge the strikes.The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Burns throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Burns throws a big shot that misses. Price throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it. Price digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Price digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs. Price stalks Burns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burns's face. Burns staggers backwards, shaken. Burns throws a leg kick and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Price crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burns - the referee stops the clock and Price gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burns. Price manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Price checks it well. Price throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.Price has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Burns.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off. Price avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.Price is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Burns back against the ropes. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body. Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside. Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Price scores with a nice short uppercut. Price misses with a punch to the body.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Price lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Price avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Price. Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice elbow from Burns. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ozzie Price did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.That's time! Back to the action!

Price misses with a head kick.
Price checks the leg kick. Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Price counters with an outside leg kick.
Burns works the jab nicely. Price goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Burns scores with a decent looking hook. Price takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Price's sensitive parts. Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Burns tries to land a leg kick but Price saw it coming and moves away.
Price checks a leg kick.Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Price throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Burns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye. Price throws a body kick that misses. Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Price checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Price throws a counter high kick but Burns was just alert enough to avoid it. Burns misses with a leg kick and Price counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns. Price swings away with a leg kick that misses. A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target. Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Price misses with a straight right. Price throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Price's sensitive parts. A leg kick checked by Burns. Burns scores with a leg kick.
Price throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns.Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Price checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.Price appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.That's two minutes gone in the round. Price throws a hook but Burns blocks it. Price digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Price.Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns throws a low kick but Price moves out of range easily. Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Price saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Price wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Price connects with the punch. Burns is looking to chop away at Price's legs. Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a leg kick. Price is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Burns throws a low kick but Price avoids it. Price misses with a wild body shot. Price sets himself, and Burns steps forward looking for the clinch! Price avoids it this time. Burns slips a straight right by Price. Price connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Price punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch. A low kick from Burns is predictable there and Price counters with a straight punch to the midsection.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ozzie Price will probably get the nod.Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Price sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.Titan Xavier Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Price listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Burns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye. Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price. Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.Price seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Price takes one to the chin there. Burns throws a big shot that misses. Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns. Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns. Price slips under a jab.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Price's hands. Burns cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Burns looks to land a body kick but Price moved away.Price was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Burns misses with a leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Price checks it well. Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns. Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Price is able to avoid easily. Price throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns. Price throws a head kick that misses. Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Price has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Price misses with a body kick. Price has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Price there as he acknowledges the shot. Price throws a leg kick that misses. Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A clash of legs there as Price blocks the low kick.Price appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It appears Price was looking to counter with a kick there. Burns lands a head shot.Ozzie Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. Price looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.Burns tries to counter with a clinch but Price shakes him off and moves away. Price throws a body kick that misses. Price takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Price lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Price throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Price. Price takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Burns misses with a straight left. Price is looking to counter punch. Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Price tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Burns tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it. Price takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Price moves out of range of the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.I think Price has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ozzie Price!Ozzie Price is the new featherweight champion!Ozzie Price thanked the fans post fight for their support.Titan Xavier Burns was interviewed post fight and said 'Woah, didn't expect that one.. Wait, what exactly happened again?'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 12 wins, 1 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A chopping leg kick lands by Jernit. Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jernit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Jernit loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch. Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Burns throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and moves out of range. Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit. Jernit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Jernit. Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been informed that Jernit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jernit. Burns is looking to score with low kicks. Jernit misses the shot to the body. Jernit misses with a wild body shot. Jernit connects with a crisp jab. Burns tries to clinch but Jernit moves out of range. Burns has Jernit up against the ropes in a clinch.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice elbow from Burns. It looks like Bunt Jernit has been cut. Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jernit's defenses. Jernit misses with a short punch on the inside. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Jernit in his tracks for a moment. Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burns tries to work over Jernit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from Jernit. Burns misses with some punches.
Jernit tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns. Jernit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jernit blocks the elbow strike.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short left from Jernit. Burns lands an elbow that stopped Jernit in his tracks for a moment. Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns is leaning against Jernit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.That's two minutes gone in the round.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Jernit lands a nice uppercut. Jernit dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Jernit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jernit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Jernit misses. Burns jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Burns throws a hook but Jernit avoids it easily. Burns misses with a hook. Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A swing and a miss from Jernit.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jernit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Burns. Jernit thuds a left hand into Burns's body. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Burns misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming. Jernit misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back. Jernit lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head. A shot to the liver by Jernit. Beautiful body shot. Jernit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burns eats them both and turns towards Jernit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunt Jernit seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jernit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jernit throws a low kick but Burns avoids it. Jernit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Jernit misses with a wild body shot. Jernit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though. This has been an exciting period of action! Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jernit is looking to chop away at Burns's legs. Burns clinches up with Jernit and pushes him back against the ropes.Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns fails in his attempt to clinch. A bone on bone clash there as Jernit blocks the leg kick.
Jernit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Jernit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well. Burns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Jernit throws a big shot that misses. Jernit moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Jernit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with the body kick and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Burns with a hook. Jernit scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Burns throws a leg kick enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab. Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jernit at a distance.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Jernit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Jernit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jernit moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns. Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.That's two minutes gone in the round. Jernit throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it. A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Jernit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Burns. Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses. Jernit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns scores with a leg kick.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.Burns moves into range and clinches up with Jernit. Jernit tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jernit. Burns tries a knee to the head but Jernit blocks it.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jernit lands a hook to the side of the head.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunt Jernit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Jernit takes one to the side of the head.
Jernit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns's hands.Jernit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jernit throws a right and a left that both miss. Jernit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jernit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jernit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Burns throws a sloppy body shot
and Jernit counters with a left to the body. Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it. Burns misses with a wild body shot. Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Burns misses with a leg kick. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns jabs Jernit to the body, keeping him at a distance. Burns scores with a leg kick.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jernit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. That's one minute gone in the round. Jernit is looking to chop away at Burns's legs. Burns misses with a low kick as Jernit jumps back. Jernit with a nice cross. Jernit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Jernit throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it. Jernit blocks a low kick nicely. Jernit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Jernit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Burns. Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Jernit. Jernit slips under a jab from Burns. Jernit blocks a low kick nicely. Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Jernit misses. An inside leg kick lands from Burns. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it. Jernit lands a jab to the head.
Burns motions for Jernit to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Jernit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jernit's calf. Jernit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jernit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Jernit looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Burns. Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot. Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Jernit circles away from the clinch attempt and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Burns throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it. Jernit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Titan Xavier Burns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jernit's calf. Jernit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jernit. Jernit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.Burns clinches up with Jernit and pushes him back against the ropes. Jernit working aggressively here.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jernit lands with a short head shot on the inside. Jernit takes an elbow to the temple. Burns digs a right hand underneath Jernit's ribcage. Jernit let out a lung full of air as it connected. Burns blocks a body shot from Jernit. A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns. A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns lands an elbow just above Jernit 's eye. Jernit lands a nice uppercut. A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far. Burns lands a damaging elbow. Jernit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jernit misses with the head strike.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Jernit working aggressively here.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A left hand lands to the body for Jernit.
Burns tries to work over Jernit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jernit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns lands a damaging elbow. A short right from Burns. Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns is trying to stall.
Jernit misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jernit. A short right from Burns. Jernit is rocked! Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Burns lands a damaging elbow. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns lands with a left to the head. Jernit is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?That's two minutes gone in the round. Jernit misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit. Jernit seems to have recovered his senses. Jernit throws a head punch that misses. Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Jernit has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Jernit misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit. Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jernit checks a low kick from Burns.Jernit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Burns. Jernit looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns had his way with Bunt Jernit in that round.The cut man is working on Bunt Jernit's cut.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Good work by Burns as he checks the leg kick. Jernit misses with a left hand and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns. Jernit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Jernit throws a head punch that misses. Jernit working aggressively here.
Burns lands an elbow inside. Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jernit scores with a hook to the body.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jernit blocks the elbow strike.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jernit tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Jernit tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Jernit back against the ropes. Burns lands a damaging elbow. Jernit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Jernit has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jernit can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Jernit misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Burns back against the ropes. Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jernit lands on the inside with an uppercut. Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jernit misses with some punches.
Burns works on Jernit's body with a couple of short punches. Burns tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Burns back against the ropes. Jernit misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns. Burns lands with a short shot to the head. Burns tries to work over Jernit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jernit avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Jernit misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head. Burns digs a right hand into Jernit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jernit's gas tank. Burns working Jernit over with knees to the body.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns lands a body shot. Jernit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short body shot lands from Jernit as the two fighters clinch.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jernit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jernit throws a head punch that misses. Jernit blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top. Burns scores with a shot to the side of Jernit's head. Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut. Burns blocking some punches.
Jernit scores with a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land. Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns! Titan Xavier Burns retains his featherweight title!Post fight, Titan Xavier Burns stared into the camera and said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns (ranked 4171 p4p, 386 weight class) and Matsuda Taro (ranked 771 p4p, 87 weight class). Burns comes to the ring accompanied by Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 11 wins, 1 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taro. Taro pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Taro throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Taro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Taro throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot. Burns misses with a low kick as Taro jumps back. A countering left hand to the body from Taro misses. Taro throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Taro jabbing away but nothing is landing. Some bone on bone action there as Taro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Taro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Burns moves out of range of the body kick. Burns tests Taro's chin there with a solid looking shot. Burns is looking to chop away at Taro's legs. Taro takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Burns scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns slips a straight right by Taro. Taro is looking to land body kicks. Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Taro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.Taro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Burns tries a low kick but Taro avoids it. Taro slips under a jab.That's one minute gone in the round. Taro blocks a low kick nicely. Taro checks a leg kick. Taro misses with a body kick.Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Taro throws a shot to the body.
Taro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Taro off balance momentarily. Taro throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A big right from Taro misses. Taro moves away from the strike by Burns. Taro throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily. Burns slips a jab and a cross from Taro.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes. Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taro. That did some damage! A punch lands to the side of Taro 's head but he takes it in his stride. Burns moves out of range as Taro strikes. Burns lands a jab to the head.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taro swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taro.Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Taro misses the shot to the body. Taro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taro misses the jab. Taro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Burns closes the distance and pushes Taro back into the ropes. Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Taro looking to slow down the pace here. Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Taro controls his hands.
Taro breaks the clinch.
Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taro throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely. A lazy left from Taro finds it's target. Burns connects with an inside leg kick. Taro connects with a solid leg kick. Taro misses with a combination
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Taro controls the action.
Taro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Taro trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taro into the ropes.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matsuda Taro will probably get the nod.OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Burns throws a leg kick that misses. Taro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taro misses with a body kick. Nice defenses there by Burns.Burns takes the fight into the clinch. Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Burns blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Burns. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Taro blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Taro working hard to break the clinch. Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Burns lands with a short shot to the head. Taro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow. Taro avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!Taro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circling - Taro throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Taro throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily. A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick. Taro cracks Burns with an open hand slap. Burns connects with a leg kick. Taro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Taro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Taro misses with a hook. Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Taro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Taro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A shot to the body from Taro misses and Burns moves into the clinch. Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taro backwards. This has been an exciting period of action!Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns connects with a crisp jab. Burns tries to work over Taro's front leg with a kick but Taro checks it. Taro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Taro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Taro. Good work by Taro as he checks the leg kick. A jab lands there for Taro. Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
A cross from Burns lands. A looping hook to the body misses from Taro. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Taro down. Taro throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A slow jab from Taro misses its intended target. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taro misses the jab. Taro tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it. Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.Matsuda Taro seems to be getting the better of the standup.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Taro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Burns throws a leg kick and Taro counters with a nice body shot. Taro swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that second round.That's time! Back to the action!

Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.Burns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Taro throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily. Burns is looking to counter the offense by Taro and move into the clinch. Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Taro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Taro checks a leg kick. Taro throws a jab when Burns was well out of range. Taro throws a right and a left that both miss. A big left from Taro misses. Burns loads up on a big right hand but Taro slips the punch. Burns cracks Taro with a right hand to the side of the head. Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns lands a jab to the nose. Taro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily. Taro tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot. Burns throws out a leg kick but Taro moves out of range and Burns only half commits. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice shot by Taro. Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Taro off the ropes and back into range.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Taro works over Burns's head and body with a nice combination. Taro throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.Taro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Taro tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it. Taro throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns slips a straight right by Taro. Burns tests Taro's chin there with a solid looking shot. Taro lands a jab-cross combination. Taro works the jab nicely. Taro throws a half hearted mid kick. Taro pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Burns thumps Taro with a low kick. Burns lands with a nice body kick. Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taro. Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taro. Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Burns slips a straight right by Taro. Taro loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch. Taro drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Burns slips a jab from Taro. Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taro. Burns moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taro misses the shot to the body. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns takes a body punch but keeps moving. Taro throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease. Taro misses with a straight right. Taro throws a hook but Burns blocks it.Burns tries to counter by clinching up but Taro breaks away and moves out of range. Taro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Taro misses with a looping left. Taro looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Taro misses with a body shot.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Taro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target. Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Burns throws a leg kick but Taro sees it coming and checks it nicely. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A nice leg kick lands there from Burns. Burns throws a low kick but Taro moves out of range easily. Taro lands a slapping body shot.
Taro swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matsuda Taro really dominated that round.That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Taro slips under a jab. Burns wants to clinch. Taro lands a nice looking body kick. Taro misses with a body shot.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taro manages to circle out of the way. Burns throws a leg kick but Taro moved away. Taro checks a leg kick. Taro tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Burns moves away from the strike by Taro. Taro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A low kick from Burns is predictable there and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Taro misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely. Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taro. Taro circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A slapping body kick lands there for Burns. Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Burns cracks the inside of Taro's front leg. That's one minute gone in the round. A good leg kick by Burns. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Taro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Taro throws a jab when Burns was well out of range. Taro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Taro scores with a shot to the body.
Burns throws a hook but Taro avoids it easily. Burns works the jab nicely. A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Taro down. Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taro.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Taro moves out of range and Burns only half commits. Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick. Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Burns ducks under a wild hook from Taro.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taro. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. That's two minutes gone in the round. Taro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns momentarily.
Taro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taro checks it well. Taro checks the leg kick. Burns throws a leg kick that misses. Taro misses with a low kick. Taro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns slips under a jab from Taro. Taro lands with a nice combination. Burns backs away looking to recover. Burns throws a leg kick but Taro checks it. A little jabbing left from Taro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Taro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Taro manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Taro throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Burns wants to slow Taro down by chopping away at his legs. Taro throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Taro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns scores with a kick to the body.
Taro misses with a wild body shot. Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Matsuda Taro will probably get the nod - 10:9.That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Taro scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one. Titan Xavier Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Burns blocks a jab. An inside leg kick from Burns misses. Taro dips to his left and cracks Burns with an uppercut! Burns moves out of range of the strikes. An inside leg kick lands from Burns. A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns throws a push kick but Taro slaps the foot to one side. Burns tries a low kick but Taro avoids it. Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taro throws out the jab. Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Taro takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Nice body punch from Taro. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Taro takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Good work by Taro as he checks the leg kick.That's one minute gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Taro blocks the leg kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Taro. Taro throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Taro checks it. Burns ducks under a wild hook from Taro. Burns moves away from the strike by Taro. Taro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Burns throws the kick towards the body but Taro avoids it.Taro throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem. Some wild striking there from Taro.
Matsuda Taro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. No joy there for Taro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Taro lands a slapping body shot.
Taro misses with a series of wild punches.
Taro throws a hook but Burns blocks it. Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Taro's side.Taro tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch. Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Taro controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taro trying to stall but Burns improves his position.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Taro uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Taro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses. Taro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burns seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taro can turn it around. Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taro wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taro. Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Taro takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.I think Taro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Titan Xavier Burns! Titan Xavier Burns retains his featherweight title!Post fight, Titan Xavier Burns took to the microphone: 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the vacant featherweight championship of the world!Introducing the fighter to my left. With a record of 10 wins, 1 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the fighter to my right. With a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Dekkers!The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns feints and then cracks Dekkers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekkers down. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dekkers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Burns cracks the inside of Dekkers's front leg. A jab from Dekkers misses. Burns connects with the punch. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Burns. Dekkers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A jab from Burns misses. Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Dekkers off balance momentarily.We've been informed that Dekkers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Burns avoids the body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers checks a leg kick. Burns connects with a jab.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Dekkers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dekkers misses with the combination.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dekkers manages to circle out of the way. Dekkers misses the shot to the body. Dekkers misses with an uppercut. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dekkers's calf.That's one minute gone in the round. Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Dekkers misses with a body shot.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns misses with a looping right. A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Dekkers misses with a straight left. Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Dekkers lands a head shot. Dekkers scores with a three punch combo!
Good work by Dekkers as he checks the leg kick. Dekkers thows a leg kick but Burns checks it and Burns counters with a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns tried to score with a low kick but Dekkers checks it.Dekkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout. Dekkers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it. Dekkers misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming. Dekkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dekkers on the side of the head. Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. Burns throws a leg kick but Dekkers sees it coming and moves out of range. Dekkers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Burns slips a jab from Dekkers. Dekkers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily. Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Dekkers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns is looking to chop away at Dekkers's legs. Dekkers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Dekkers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dekkers is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dekkers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dekkers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Burns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dekkers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dekkers is looking to clinch. Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.It seemed like Dekkers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dekkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
Dekkers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns avoids the body shot from Dekkers.
An inside leg kick lands from Dekkers. Dekkers scores with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Dekkers blocks the leg kick.
Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range. Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Dekkers swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns. Dekkers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A looping hook to the body misses from Dekkers. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Burns avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Burns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Dekkers checks a leg kick.Ramon Dekkers seems to be getting the better of the standup. Burns is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Dekkers loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch. Dekkers checks a leg kick. Burns motions for Dekkers to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Dekkers misses with a hook.Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dekkers manages to circle out of the way. A good leg kick by Burns. Dekkers misses with a few strikes there.
Burns tries to clinch there but Dekkers circles away.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Dekkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dekkers ducks right into an uppercut from Burns. Burns clinches up against the ropes. Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Dekkers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Dekkers is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns stalling in the clinch but Dekkers improves position. Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Dekkers takes an elbow to the temple. It looks like Ramon Dekkers has been cut.That's two minutes gone in the round. Dekkers avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns. Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dekkers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Dekkers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers blocks a body shot from Burns. Dekkers tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dekkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes. A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut. Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that second round.The cut man is working on Ramon Dekkers's cut.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dekkers moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.Dekkers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burns with a body shot. Dekkers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head. Dekkers throws a leg kick that misses. Dekkers checks a leg kick. Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns staying out of range there. Burns throws a leg kick which misses Dekkers's front leg but catches the back leg as Dekkers tries to avoid it. Dekkers scores with a three punch combo!
Burns drives through and clinches with Dekkers against the ropes.
Dekkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside. Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Dekkers fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dekkers. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it. A hook to the body from Dekkers.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A short right hand to the side of the head by Dekkers. Burns taking a breather. Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers.That's one minute gone in the round. Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Burns dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers. Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Burns. Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dekkers. Dekkers tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dekkers's defenses. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dekkers as Burns tries to tie him up. Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dekkers dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dekkers lands a body punch in the clinch. Burns pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burns trying to control the position but instead, Dekkers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burns into the ropes. Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Good body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. This has been an exciting period of action! Dekkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. A hook to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow. Burns lands an elbow just above Dekkers 's eye. Dekkers takes an elbow to the temple. Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Dekkers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ramon Dekkers just about did enough to take it.The cut man is working on Ramon Dekkers's cut.The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dekkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Burns. Burns throws a leg kick but Dekkers sees it coming and moves out of range. Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dekkers checks it well. Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Dekkers seems unphased.
Burns slips a straight right by Dekkers. Dekkers tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns tests Dekkers's chin there with a solid looking shot. Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dekkers takes a step back to recover. Burns throws a leg kick and Dekkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Dekkers misses the shot to the body. Burns thumps Dekkers with a low kick. A big left from Dekkers misses. Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dekkers. Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.That's one minute gone in the round. Dekkers misses with a double jab.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Dekkers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A shot to the body from Dekkers misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target. A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target. Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs. Dekkers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Dekkers takes one on the button. Dekkers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns. Burns tries to clinch up but Dekkers circles away and keeps his distance.Dekkers only half commits to the counter leg kick. Dekkers jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance. Burns moves away from the strike by Dekkers. That's two minutes gone in the round.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dekkers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Dekkers's head. Dekkers throws a body shot but no joy. Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Dekkers now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Dekkers lands with a shot to the body. Dekkers misses with a low kick. Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range. Burns scores with a punch to the head. Dekkers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Burns throws a shot from downtown. Dekkers moves away and avoids it. Dekkers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Burns lands a jab.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns lands a nice shot that snaps Dekkers's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns had his way with Ramon Dekkers in that round.The cut man is working on Ramon Dekkers's cut.The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dekkers tries to clinch up.Burns half committed to a counter leg kick. Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dekkers sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns gets off balance looking for a body kick and Dekkers counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dekkers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it. Dekkers lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the ropes and back into range. Dekkers checks a leg kick. Dekkers throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burns wants to slow Dekkers down by chopping away at his legs. And Dekkers responds with a good body kick, but Burns manages to step out the way in time.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a body shot but no joy. An inside leg kick from Burns misses. Burns slips under a jab.Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dekkers manages to circle out of the way. Dekkers misses with a low kick. Ramon Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!That's one minute gone in the round. Dekkers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Dekkers throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Dekkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Dekkers. Dekkers wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range. Burns scores with a jab. Dekkers acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Dekkers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Dekkers swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Burns counter with a right hand. Burns pushes Dekkers away with a front kick. Burns connects with a leg kick. Dekkers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Burns lands a jab. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Dekkers down. Dekkers stuns Burns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dekkers. Dekkers thows a left - swing and a miss! Burns checks a leg kick.As Dekkers tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but Dekkers manages to avoid the attempt. Burns scores with a jab to the jaw. Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns avoids the body shot from Dekkers.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Dekkers takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. Dekkers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Dekkers off balance momentarily. Dekkers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Dekkers stuns Burns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Burns checks a leg kick. Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.Titan Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dekkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.Well Burns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:46Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns! Titan Xavier Burns is the new featherweight champion!As Titan Xavier Burns got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 wins, 1 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 35 wins, 16 losses and 2 draws, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range. Burns avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a hook. Burns slips a straight right by McGuire. McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns. McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range. McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. McGuire throws a jab when Burns was well out of range. Burns slips a jab and a cross from McGuire.
Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.McGuire clinches. Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns lands an elbow just above McGuire 's eye. McGuire missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McGuire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body. McGuire blocks an elbow strike. McGuire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch. Burns is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Burns blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Burns lands a nice elbow. It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut. Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGuire's brow. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. McGuire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burns in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now. McGuire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. McGuire misses with a knee to the head. A knee to the head by Burns.
Burns pushes McGuire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow. McGuire lands a body punch. Burns blocking some punches.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Burns tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on. Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGuire's calf.Burns has managed to clinch.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A leg kick checked by McGuire. Burns misses with a looping left. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick. Burns slips a straight right by McGuire. McGuire checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand! Burns connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns throws a body kick that misses. Burns thumps McGuire with a low kick.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. McGuire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns misses with a low kick. Burns throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily. A good leg kick by Burns. McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire. McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns. McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Burns thumps McGuire with a low kick. McGuire misses with a head kick.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch. Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily. Burns throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.Titan Xavier Burns is winning the standup battle so far.The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.Burns moves into the clinch. Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Burns working McGuire over with knees to the body. Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Burns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burns tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Burns misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns lands a body punch. Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.McGuire breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as McGuire blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns misses with a low kick. McGuire misses with a leg kick. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well. A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Burns down. McGuire misses with a hook. Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Burns scores with a decent looking hook. Burns cracks McGuire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily. McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A leg kick checked by Burns. Burns avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McGuire throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that second round.The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McGuire with a jab. McGuire checks a leg kick nicely. McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns. Burns misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back. Burns misses with a low kick.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. McGuire throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily. A low kick from Burns is predictable there and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand. McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns. McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns slips a straight right by McGuire. McGuire slips under a jab from Burns.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by McGuire. McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire. McGuire punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch. Jab, jab by McGuire - just one landing. Burns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. McGuire tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way. Burns lands an overhand right. McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming. McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.Burns clinches. McGuire taking a breather. McGuire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGuire tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head. McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into McGuire's ribcage.McGuire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Burns. McGuire takes an elbow to the temple. McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes. Burns misses with a knee strike.
McGuire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. McGuire trying to stall but Burns improves his position.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
Burns misses with a knee strike.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body. A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land. Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch. McGuire misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns clearly takes that round.The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McGuire takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses. McGuire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns.McGuire throws a fast counter high kick but Burns manages to duck under it in time. McGuire throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire. McGuire throws a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Burns throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it. McGuire tries a low kick but Burns avoids it. McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks. Burns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Burns thumps McGuire with a low kick. Burns tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Burns down. A kick lands to the mid section there for McGuire. McGuire catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well. McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Burns keeps McGuire at a distance using the push kick. Burns throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Nice shot by McGuire. Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Burns. Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Burns settles back down. Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Burns misses with a leg kick. Burns avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Burns throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range. Burns tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way. McGuire misses the jab.Burns is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire. McGuire keeps the fight on the outside. McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Burns misses with a low kick. Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. McGuire blocks a leg kick. Burns ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.That's two minutes gone in the round. McGuire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick. Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Burns throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well. Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns backing away here, and McGuire unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Burns catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.McGuire gets in close and instigates a clinch. McGuire can't break the clinch.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. McGuire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes. Burns scores with a shoulder strike. McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now. Burns takes a knee to the side of the body. McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns throws a head punch that misses. McGuire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns had his way with Zander McGuire in that round.The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target. McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right. McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and McGuire settles back down. McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Burns misses with a leg kick. McGuire is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.Burns has McGuire up against the ropes in a clinch.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
McGuire tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns taking a breather. Burns lands with a right to the head. McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Burns avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body. McGuire trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuire into the ropes.Zander McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!That's one minute gone in the round. Burns lands an elbow that stopped McGuire in his tracks for a moment. McGuire misses with a body punch.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. McGuire taking a breather. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Burns manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
Burns tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.McGuire throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem. McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Burns scores with a punch to the head. Burns keeps the fight on the outside. McGuire misses with a looping right. Burns connects with an inside leg kick. Burns tries to clinch and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire. McGuire jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Burns checks a leg kick. McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it. McGuire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
McGuire jabs at Burns's body. Burns moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
As McGuire tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but McGuire manages to avoid the attempt. Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Burns tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it. A jab from Burns does it's job there. Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing. Titan Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.Well Burns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns! Titan Xavier Burns retains his lightweight title!As Titan Xavier Burns got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 wins, 1 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 35 wins, 16 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGuire moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
McGuire misses the shot to the body. McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Burns. McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as McGuire tries to tie him up. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike. A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land. Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Burns lands an elbow inside that McGuire shrugs off. It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut. McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head. McGuire avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped McGuire in his tracks for a moment. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns stalling in the clinch but McGuire improves position. McGuire working Burns over with knees to the body.We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns scores with a nice hook to the head. McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body. McGuire tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body. McGuire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire. McGuire breaks from the clinch.
McGuire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Burns is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks. The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Burns feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down. McGuire throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.McGuire tries to counter with a clinch but Burns shakes him off and moves away. McGuire connects with a single shot there. McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick. McGuire staying out of range there. McGuire throws a leg kick but Burns moved away. The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jab from Burns.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Burns motions for McGuire to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well. McGuire misses with a leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Titan Xavier Burns is winning the standup battle so far. Burns misses with a low kick.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.McGuire clinches with his opponent.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns. Zander McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Burns misses with some punches.
McGuire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. McGuire is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McGuire blocks a low kick nicely. Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire. Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands. McGuire misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.Burns closes the distance and clinches. Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch. McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now. Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
Burns lands a nice elbow. McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Burns prevents a body shot from McGuire. Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms. McGuire pushes Burns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns stalling in the clinch but McGuire improves position. McGuire avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now. Burns trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike. A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Burns. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout. McGuire moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGuire.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch. McGuire lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand. Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it. A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. McGuire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burns instigates a clinch. Burns trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns working McGuire over with knees to the body. Burns looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike. McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range. Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire. McGuire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. McGuire scores with a nice right hand.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range. McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. McGuire wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs. Burns thinks about countering with a body kick. McGuire jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance. McGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns lands a jab to the nose.That's two minutes gone in the round.Burns forces McGuire back against the ropes and clinches. McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
McGuire taking a breather.McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely. Burns tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
McGuire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Burns lands with a nice body kick. McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. McGuire feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down. Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire. McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns. Burns ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.Burns tries to counter by clinching up but McGuire breaks away and moves out of range. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McGuire moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Zander McGuire just about did enough to take it.The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burns slips a straight right by McGuire. McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.Burns moves into range and clinches up with McGuire. McGuire avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Burns throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it. A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target. Burns misses with an uppercut. McGuire is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Burns tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGuire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Burns is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks. Burns scores with a hook.Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down. McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.That's one minute gone in the round.McGuire closes the distance and clinches. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns stalling in the clinch but McGuire improves position. A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. McGuire tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but McGuire saw it coming and moves away.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.Burns is looking to counter the offense by McGuire and move into the clinch. Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. McGuire is looking to land body kicks.Burns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away. McGuire throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily. Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.Burns is looking to counter the offense by McGuire and move into the clinch. McGuire misses with a wild body shot. Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns throws out a powerful jab.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McGuire manages to circle out of the way. McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns walks into a left hand. Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. McGuire cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Burns loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch. Burns motions for McGuire to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. McGuire wants to clinch. Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab. Burns appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Burns lands with an overhand left. Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Burns fails in his attempt to clinch. McGuire looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely. McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Burns misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back. McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.Burns forces McGuire back against the ropes and clinches. A short left from McGuire. Burns lands an elbow inside. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. McGuire presses Burns against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body. Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns landing knees to the body.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.That's one minute gone in the round. McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Burns avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the ropes. McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle. Burns tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now. Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now. Burns throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut. McGuire tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns wants to stall.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McGuire trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuire into the ropes. McGuire avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns. McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns. Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body. Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stalling in the clinch from Burns.
Burns gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns trying to stall but McGuire improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:48Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:48Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47

The fight is ruled a majority draw! Titan Xavier Burns retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the vacant lightweight championship of the world!Introducing the fighter to my left. With a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!And introducing the fighter to my right. With a record of 8 wins, 1 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big right from Remoreras misses. Good standup being displayed there by Remoreras as he connects with a hook. Remoreras throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely. Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. Remoreras jabbing away but nothing is landing. Remoreras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Remoreras throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease. Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Remoreras off balance momentarily. Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remoreras. That did some damage! A bone on bone clash there as Remoreras blocks the leg kick.
Remoreras was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Burns cracks Remoreras with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Remoreras misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Remoreras connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns's hands.Burns instigates a clinch. Knees to the body from Burns.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!Remoreras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice defenses there by Burns. Burns takes one on the button. Remoreras looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Remoreras keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns throws a body kick that misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A clash of legs there as Remoreras blocks the low kick.Remoreras is looking to counter punch.That's one minute gone in the round. Remoreras is looking to chop away at Burns's legs. Burns throws a leg kick that misses. Remoreras swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Remoreras checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Remoreras was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burns. Remoreras tries a low kick but Burns avoids it. A big right from Remoreras misses. Remoreras takes one on the button. A slow jab from Remoreras misses its intended target. Burns feints a counter leg kick. Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Remoreras chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Remoreras misses its intended target. Remoreras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Remoreras tries to clinch up. Remoreras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.Remoreras fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burns just manages to avoid it. Remoreras takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Remoreras tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns throws a low kick, looking for Remoreras's leg but Remoreras calmly moves out of range. Burns has closed the distance and engaged Remoreras in a clinch.
Remoreras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Remoreras misses with a hook. Remoreras thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Burns connects with the punch. Remoreras is looking to score with low kicks. Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Remoreras is out of range. Remoreras throws a big shot that misses. Remoreras lands an overhand right. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Remoreras has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Remoreras and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns misses with a low kick.Remoreras throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it. Burns moves out of range as Remoreras throws a body kick.
Remoreras stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns. Burns tries to land a front kick but Remoreras steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Burns slips under a jab.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod.That's time! Back to the action!

Burns avoids the head kick by Remoreras.
Remoreras connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Remoreras checks it. Remoreras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily. Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remoreras. Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Burns scores with a hook. Remoreras misses with a looping right. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns. Remoreras looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Remoreras attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.The fight moves into the clinch position.Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Remoreras.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Remoreras's defenses. Remoreras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Remoreras working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.That's one minute gone in the round.Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns scores with a nice strike. Remoreras swinging wildly here.
Burns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses. Remoreras misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming. Remoreras goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Remoreras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns. Remoreras is looking to land body kicks. Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Remoreras tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Burns is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Burns scores with a push kick. Remoreras misses with a body shot
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Remoreras motions for Burns to come forward. Remoreras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Burns is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Remoreras throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Remoreras. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Remoreras is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Remoreras throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Remoreras checks a leg kick. A bone on bone clash there as Remoreras blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Remoreras checks a leg kick nicely. Remoreras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center. Burns wants to counter the offense by Remoreras and move into the clinch position. Burns throws a nice outside leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Remoreras moves out of range of the body kick. A clash of legs there as Remoreras blocks the low kick. Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Remoreras moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns. Remoreras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Remoreras lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Burns throws a leg kick but Remoreras sees it coming and checks it nicely. Titan Xavier Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup. Remoreras keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Remoreras takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Remoreras seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remoreras.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

An inside leg kick from Burns misses. Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns cracks the inside of Remoreras's front leg. Remoreras blocks a leg kick. Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Remoreras is out of range and Burns settles back down. Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Remoreras is out of range. Remoreras fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burns just manages to avoid it. Good leg kick by Remoreras there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns moves away from the strike by Remoreras. Burns tries to land a leg kick but Remoreras saw it coming and moves away.
Remoreras misses with a straight left. Remoreras bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards. Remoreras lands with a right hand. Remoreras tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Remoreras stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Remoreras tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns wants to counter the offense by Remoreras and move into the clinch position.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Remoreras. Remoreras obviously looking to wear him down.
Remoreras throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily. Remoreras misses with a few strikes there.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Burns misses with a straight right. Remoreras stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Remoreras misses with a double jab.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Burns misses with a low kick.
Remoreras tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it. Remoreras keeps the fight on the outside. Burns tries a low kick but Remoreras avoids it. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remoreras.
Remoreras motions for Burns to come forward. Remoreras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Burns tries to score with a low kick but Remoreras moves his leg out of the way. Burns slips under a jab. Remoreras lands with a good body shot. Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.That's two minutes gone in the round. Remoreras throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side. Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A looping hook to the body misses from Remoreras. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. Remoreras throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side. A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Remoreras down. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Remoreras lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burns will feel that in the morning. Remoreras scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one. Remoreras looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range. Remoreras scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Remoreras chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Remoreras throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Remoreras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Remoreras is predictable there and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns. Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Remoreras counters with a left to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remoreras.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Remoreras clearly takes that round.OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Burns is looking to chop away at Remoreras's legs. A looping hook to the body misses from Remoreras. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. A good leg kick by Remoreras. Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Burns scores with a knee to the head.
Burns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Remoreras leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Remoreras wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Remoreras tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Remoreras lands a shot to the body. Remoreras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A nice left hand lands by Burns.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head. Remoreras looking to slow down the pace here.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.Remoreras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns misses with the body kick and Remoreras counters with a left and a right that stings Burns. Remoreras tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Burns and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Remoreras's calf. Remoreras fails in his attempt to clinch. Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Remorerass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Remoreras walks into a straight right hand from Burns. Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Remoreras fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Burns catches Remoreras right on the button with a cross. Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Remoreras doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Remoreras moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns blocks a body shot from Remoreras. Burns is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.Remoreras breaks the clinch.
Remoreras wants to clinch. Remoreras looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range. Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Burns throws a leg kick but Remoreras moved away. Remoreras is looking to clinch. Burns throws a leg kick and Remoreras counters with a stiff right hand. Burns throws a nice outside leg kick. Remoreras forces Burns back against the ropes and clinches. Remoreras is trying to break the clinch but Burns is controlling him.Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns scores with a punch to the head. Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Remoreras scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Burns ducks under a wild hook from Remoreras. Remoreras takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Remoreras. Remoreras obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Burns tries to score with a low kick but Remoreras moves his leg out of the way. Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remoreras. That did some damage! Remoreras throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head. A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride. Burns misses with a low kick as Remoreras jumps back. Remoreras throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burns moves away from the strike by Remoreras. Burns connects with a leg kick. Remoreras looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Remoreras steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns. Burns throws a low kick, looking for Remoreras's leg but Remoreras calmly moves out of range. Good standup being displayed there by Remoreras as he connects with a hook.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Remoreras attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns lands with a right hand. Remoreras rushes Burns and presses him up against the ropes. A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Remoreras. A short uppercut from Burns. Remoreras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns feints and then cracks Remoreras's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Remoreras down. Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick. Burns tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Remoreras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Remoreras pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A looping hook to the body misses from Remoreras. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice cross by Burns.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Remoreras throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease. Burns thows a body kick. Remoreras tries to catch it but that hurt him. Burns tries a low kick but Remoreras avoids it. Burns throws a leg kick that is checked and Remoreras counters with a leg kick. Burns looks for the body kick but Remoreras saw that one coming. Remoreras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.Burns is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Burns thows a body kick. Remoreras tries to catch it but that hurt him. Burns swings widly with a right hand
enabling Remoreras to counter with a crisp jab. Burns scores with a jab to the jaw. Remoreras fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Remoreras feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf. Burns cracks the inside of Remoreras's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.Well Burns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:49Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!Titan Xavier Burns is the new lightweight champion!As Titan Xavier Burns got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 38 wins, 21 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 wins, 1 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!Burns closes the distance and clinches. Green lands a left hand.
Burns is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Green is keeping busy. Green misses with a punch to the body.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Green looking to stall.
Green tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns lands a nice elbow. Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Green's brow. Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle. Burns lands a nice knee to the body. Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf. Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns cracks the inside of Green's front leg. Burns staying out of range there. Burns throws a leg kick that is checked and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Burns fails in his attempt to clinch. Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.Burns breaks from the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Burns!
Green swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns. Burns connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Burns feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down. Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Green was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burns. Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.This has been an exciting period of action! Green defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand. Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns tries to clinch but Green is having none of it. Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns connects with a crisp jab. Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns. Green looks to throw an elbow but misses. Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Green is trying to stall.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab. Burns throws a nice outside leg kick. Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green. Green tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that round.That's time! Back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Green steps away. Burns misses the jab. Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center. Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green misses the jab. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green misses with a straight left. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target. Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork.Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Green misses with a looping left. Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Green checks the leg kick. Burns misses the jab. Burns throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range. Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf. Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns is looking to chop away at Green's legs. Green blocks a leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A big left from Green misses. Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Green. Burns slips a jab from Green.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup. A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Burns sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Green. Burns throws a half hearted mid kick. Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.That's two minutes gone in the round. Green walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burns. Burns fails in his attempt to clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Green wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance. A thudding body kick lands there by Burns!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick. Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Burns moves out of range of the strikes. Burns scores with a kick to the body.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Burns misses with a leg kick and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Burns moves away from the strike by Green. Green sets himself, and Burns steps forward looking for the clinch! Green avoids it this time. Green throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot. Burns throws a half hearted mid kick. Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down. Burns fails in his attempt to clinch. Burns slips under a jab from Green.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Green on the wrong end of a nice hook.Green looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Burns is looking to chop away at Green's legs. Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green. Burns slips a jab from Green. Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Green throws a jab when Burns was well out of range. Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses. Green moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.Burns has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Burns slips under a jab from Green.Burns throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Green throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green. Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green checks a low kick from Burns. Green throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick. Burns misses with a low kick. Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it. Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Green throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily. Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily. Green is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.That's two minutes gone in the round. Green throws a body shot but no joy. Burns scores with a kick to the body.
Green scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Burns throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range. Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns. Burns blocks a low kick nicely.Burns is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns. Green lands a jab. Green throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns looks to land a body kick but Green moved away. Green tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Green down. Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. Green keeps the fight on the outside.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns really dominated that round.That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns. Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.Burns forces Green back against the ropes and clinches. Burns prevents a body shot from Green. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Green stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Green is trying to maintain a safe position but Burns gets an underhook and turns Green into the ropes.Burns breaks the clinch.
Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green. Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily. A slapping body kick lands there for Burns. Green misses with a body shot.
Green misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Green takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
A good leg kick by Burns. Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot. Green takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Green tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range. Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Green needs to keep his hands up - Burns had a free shot at his head there. Burns slips a jab from Green. Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns. Burns throws a jab when Green was well out of range. Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.Green backing away here, and Burns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily. Green missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns is looking to chop away at Green's legs. Green swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns wants to counter with a clinch but Green pushes him away. Green throws a body shot but no joy. Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns feints a counter leg kick. Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Green. A good leg kick by Burns. Burns lets loose with a powerful body kick. Green will feel that in the morning. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Burns thumps Green with a low kick. Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that fourth round.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Danny Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Green misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely. Burns tries to counter by closing the distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Green is looking to clinch. Green throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Green misses with a looping left.Green sets himself, and Burns steps forward looking for the clinch! Green avoids it this time. Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Green throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Green only half commits. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns scores with a spinning back kick! Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Burns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Green. A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Burns lands a lovely overhand right. Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Green misses with a looping left. Burns scores with a nice head shot. Burns scores with a spinning back kick! Green takes one on the button. Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns closes the distance and pushes Green back into the ropes. Burns lands an elbow just above Green 's eye. Titan Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A quick uppercut on the inside from Green. Green misses with an elbow over the top. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green backing away here, and Burns unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Green is looking to clinch. Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.Green will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Green's side. Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Green throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily. Green connects with a single shot there.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks. Green throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.Titan Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.Well Burns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!Titan Xavier Burns looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hematoma Hominick and Titan Xavier Burns. Burns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Hematoma Hominick!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 wins, 1 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Burns. Burns tries to score with a low kick but Hominick moves his leg out of the way. Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hominick is looking to score with low kicks. Burns delivers a nice body kick.Hominick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight. Hominick misses with a body kick. Hominick connects with an inside leg kick. Hominick thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Burns misses the jab. Hominick scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Burns slams his shin into Hominick's torso. Hominick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Burns throws a leg kick that misses. Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hominick clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the ropes.This has been an exciting period of action! With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hominick avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick. Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Hominick avoids the damage to the body. Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns closes the distance and clinches. Hominick lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Hominick lands an elbow inside that Burns shrugs off. Hominick lands a left hand.
Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hominick missing with knees to the body.
Hominick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns throws a leg kick but Hominick checks it. Burns is looking to chop away at Hominick's legs. Hominick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns. Hominick is looking to land body kicks. Hominick lands the left hand.This has been an exciting period of action! Hominick looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming. Burns misses with a hook
and Hominick counters with an inside leg kick. That's two minutes gone in the round. Both fighters circling a little - Hominick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Hominick.
Hominick sets himself, and Burns steps forward looking for the clinch! Hominick avoids it this time. Hominick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hominick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range. Burns wants to slow Hominick down by chopping away at his legs. A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Hominick down. Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hominick.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hominick tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hominick avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Burns thows a leg kick but Hominick checks it and Hominick counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee. Hominick throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it. Burns avoids the body shot from Hominick.
Burns throws a leg kick but Hominick checks it. A quick step to the side and Hominick tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A big right from Hominick misses. Hominick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hematoma Hominick dominated that round.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. Burns throws a front kick aimed at Hominick's knee but Hominick avoids it well. Hominick misses with a body kick. Hominick lands a jab to the head.
Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hominick looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming. Hominick misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hominick blocks the leg kick.
Hominick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns lands with a right hand. Jab by Burns.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hominick checks a leg kick nicely. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hominick. Hominick throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side. Hominick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hominick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hominick doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Hominick misses with a body shot.
Hominick checks a leg kick nicely.It appears Hominick was looking to counter with a kick there. Hominick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Hominick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hominick moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns. Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hominick digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Hominick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts. Hominick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burns. Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Burns lands a jab.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hominick throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.Burns wants to counter with a clinch but Hominick pushes him away. Hominick throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns avoids the head kick by Hominick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Hominick down. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hominick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hominick quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Hominick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns. Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hominick doesn't seem phased though. Hominick throws a lazy body kick and Burns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hominick's knee momentarily. Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hominick throws a quick counter head kick but Burns was just out of range. Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Hominick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns motions for Hominick to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hominick misses with a body kick. Hominick closes the distance and clinches.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hominick moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns. Hominick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns. Hominick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Burns blocks the body kick.
Hominick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hominick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws a solid leg kick but Hominick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns. Burns misses with a looping right. Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Hominick checks it. Hominick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.Hominick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns keeps Hominick at a distance using the push kick. Hominick throws a body kick that misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Burns throws a low kick, looking for Hominick's leg but Hominick calmly moves out of range. Burns misses with a low kick. Hominick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns lands a jab to the nose. Burns feints and then cracks Hominick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hominick down. Hominick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Burns tries to land a leg kick but Hominick saw it coming and moves away.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
Burns throws a low kick but Hominick moves out of range easily. Hominick tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range. Burns tries to counter with a clinch but Hominick shakes him off and moves away. Hominick blocks the body kick.
Hominick is looking to land body kicks. Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hominick throws a body kick that misses. Burns throws out a loose jab but Hominick uses good head movement to avoid it. Burns walks into a jab.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns misses with a straight left. Hominick throws a half hearted mid kick. Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hominick throws a body kick that misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Hominick.
Hominick digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs. Hominick moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hominick jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns moves out of range as Hominick throws a body kick.
Hominick sets himself, and Burns steps forward looking for the clinch! Hominick avoids it this time. Hominick moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns really dominated that round.The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hominick.
Hominick on the wrong end of a nice hook. Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Burns checks a low kick from Hominick. Burns takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hominick staying out of range there. Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hominick. Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing. Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns blocks the body kick.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Hominick throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off. Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Hominick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hominick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Hominick connects with a solid leg kick. A bone on bone clash there as Hominick blocks the leg kick.
Burns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.Hominick throws a quick counter kick to the body but Burns avoids it. Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Hominick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Hominick slips a straight right by Burns. Hominick tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it. Hominick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Burns thumps Hominick with a low kick. Hominick checks the leg kick. Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hominick's head.Hominick darts in and clinches Burns up against the ropes. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hominick obliges.Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes. Burns scores with a shot to the side of Hominick's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns lands an elbow just above Hominick 's eye. It looks like Hematoma Hominick has been cut. Knees to the body from Hominick.
Hematoma Hominick has scored more points in the clinch so far. Nice body punch from Hominick - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hominick obliges.Burns is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Hominick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Hominick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Hominick has double underhooks. Hominick lands a right hand. Good body shot from Hominick.
Hominick lands a body shot. Hominick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Burns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Burns tries to circle away but Hominick has him pinned against the ropes. Hominick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Hominick.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Hominick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hematoma Hominick will probably get the nod.The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Burns throws a low kick but Hominick moves out of range easily. Hominick half committed to a counter leg kick. Hominick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Hominick manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Burns looks to land a left hand but Hominick moved out of range nicely.Hominick jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Hominick checks it. Hominick ducks under a wild hook from Burns. Hominick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hominick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns feints and then cracks Hominick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hominick down. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Hominick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Burns keeps the fight on the outside. Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping body kick lands there for Hominick. A clash of legs there as Hominick blocks the low kick. Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Burns throws a wild body kick that Hominick sees coming a mile off. Burns tried to score with a low kick but Hominick checks it. Burns tries to land a leg kick but Hominick saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Hominick as he checks the leg kick. Burns scores with a jab. Burns misses with a low kick as Hominick jumps back. Burns throws a nice outside leg kick. Hominick scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Burns throws a low kick, looking for Hominick's leg but Hominick calmly moves out of range. It appears Hominick was looking to counter with a kick there. Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Hominick jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Hominick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hominick checks a leg kick. Hominick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Hominick.
Hominick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Crunch! Hominick slams his shin into Burns's torso.The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hominick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns. Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Hominick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hominick throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it. Hominick throws a half hearted mid kick. Hominick blocks a leg kick.Hominick feinted there with a counter leg kick. Hominick checks a low kick from Burns. Hominick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 47:48Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!Titan Xavier Burns took some time post fight to say the following; 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns and Dai Evans. Burns comes to the ring accompanied by Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 wins, 1 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Hilo, Dai Evans!The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely. That kick from Evans tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on. Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans. Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns. Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Burns tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on. Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Evans off balance momentarily. Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range. Evans throws a combination. Burns tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.This has been an exciting period of action! Burns throws a nice inside leg kick. Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Burns avoids the head kick by Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Evans down. Evans checks a leg kick nicely.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
That kick from Burns tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on. Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Evans takes one to the chin there. Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Evans throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burns. That one must have hurt.This has been an exciting period of action! Burns is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Evans looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming. As Evans backs away, Burns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans misses with a body kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target. Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the ropes. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it. Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Evans tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the ropes.The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Evans dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans. Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Burns checks a low kick from Evans. Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Burns. Evans throws a big shot that misses. Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns checks a low kick from Evans.As Evans tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but Evans manages to avoid the attempt. Burns wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance. Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns. Burns tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away. Burns putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A battle for position here, against the ropes.Evans breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Burns throws a leg kick and Evans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Burns pushes Evans up against the ropes in a clinch. Burns misses with an elbow over the top. Burns crunches a lovely knee into Evans's ribcage.Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Burns lands a damaging elbow. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow. Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Evans tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the ropes. With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses. Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far. Evans blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. A short left from Burns. Evans is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the ropes. Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around? Burns keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Burns leaning his opponent against the ropes. Burns working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. It looks like Dai Evans has been cut. Evans is trying to push Burns away but Burns has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Evans tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily. Some wild striking there from Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that second round.The cut man is working on Dai Evans's cut.That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A good leg kick by Burns. Burns is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks. Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.Dai Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup. Burns throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and moves out of range. Burns connects with an inside leg kick. Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
A combination from Evans does no damage. Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns darts in and clinches Evans up against the ropes. Evans wants to break free but Burns has control.
Evans tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the ropes. Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Evans has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment. Burns misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms. Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns. Burns lands an uppercut. Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body. Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burns prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Burns tries a low kick but Evans avoids it. Evans swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burns throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and checks it nicely. Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns misses with a low kick. Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing. Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Evans lands a head kick. Burns smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Evans takes one to the side of the head.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
As Evans tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but Evans manages to avoid the attempt. Burns throws a leg kick but Evans checks it. Burns loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns clearly takes that round.The cut man is working on Dai Evans's cut.The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burns throws a low kick but Evans moves out of range easily. Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body. Evans tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position. Burns throws a head punch that misses. Burns landing knees to the body.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Evans tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the ropes. Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Evans avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment. Evans blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position. Evans blocks an elbow strike. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Evans takes an elbow to the forehead. Burns lands a nice uppercut. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses. Burns misses with a knee strike.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Dai Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Evans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Evans throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks. Burns throws a leg kick that misses. Despite the aggression on Evans's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns. Evans misses with a double jab.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Evans. Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Evans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Burns misses with an elbow over the top. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns had his way with Dai Evans in that round.The cut man is working on Dai Evans's cut.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Burns scores with a leg kick.
Burns throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily. Some bone on bone action there as Evans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Evans throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem. Evans lands a head kick. Burns smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Evans scores with a three punch combo!
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evans is able to avoid easily. Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Evans swings away with a leg kick that misses. Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Burns settles back down. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. That's one minute gone in the round. Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans. Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.Burns seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evans swings away with a leg kick that misses. Burns throws a jab when Evans was well out of range. Evans throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease. A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns connects with a single shot there. Evans closes the distance and lands a one-two. Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns misses with a low kick. Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Burns throws out a leg kick but Evans moves out of range and Burns only half commits. Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.Dai Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick. Burns tries to land a front kick but Evans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Good work by Evans as he checks the leg kick. Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.Burns closes the distance and clinches. Burns putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.Evans is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses. Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns is struggling to control the position.Titan Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Burns with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!Titan Xavier Burns showed his dominance in that final round.Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burns, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Xavier Burns!Titan Xavier Burns took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 wins, 0 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Hematoma Hominick!The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!Burns clinches up against the ropes. Hominick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hominick blocks it with crossed arms. Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hominick tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Burns. It looks like Hematoma Hominick has been cut. Hominick tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Hominick avoids the damage to the body. Hominick blocks an elbow strike. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges. Burns misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hominick.
Hominick has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hominick. Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hominick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns misses with an elbow over the top. A nice right hand lands inside from Hominick. Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hominick avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Hominick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Burns lands a knee to the body.
Hominick tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Burns takes an elbow to the temple. Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Hominick.
Hominick avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges. Nice elbow from Burns. Burns landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hominick fails to land. Burns lands a knee to the body.
Burns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hominick blocks an elbow strike. Hominick scores with a hook to the body. Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Burns. Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Hominick lands an elbow inside that Burns shrugs off. Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick lands an uppercut. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hominick avoids it. Burns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hominick. Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hominick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick misses with a punch on the inside.
Hominick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hominick missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Hominick. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hominick avoids it. Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick. Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hominick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hominick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hominick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Hominick throws an elbow that misses.
Hominick takes an elbow to the temple. Hominick swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Hominick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hominick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hominick misses with a short punch on the inside. A body shot lands from Hominick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick. A short right from Hominick. Burns misses with a knee to the head. Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hominick missing with knees to the body.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes. Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses. Burns is trying to maintain a safe position but Hominick gets an underhook and turns Burns into the ropes. Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes. Hominick blocks an elbow strike. Hominick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns. Burns missing with knees to the body.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hominick. Hominick blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nice elbow from Burns. Hominick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hominick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hominick lands a body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hominick as Burns tries to tie him up. That's two minutes gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Hominick as the two fighters clinch.
Hominick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Burns takes a shot to the head. Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far. Hominick tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Burns throws an elbow but misses. Hominick lands a body punch in the clinch. Burns lands a nice elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Hominick. Hominick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hominick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick. Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hominick pushes Burns back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Hominick cracks Burns with a nice body shot. Burns misses with an elbow over the top.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hematoma Hominick will probably get the nod - 10:9.The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hominick digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs. Hominick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
As Hominick tries to get set, Burns tries to push him back and clinch up but Hominick manages to avoid the attempt. Burns tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hominick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hominick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hominick paws at him with a jab and circles away. Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Hominick counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee. Jab from Hominick. Hominick looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range. Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hominick.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hominick connects with a body shot. Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hominick swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hominick throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem. Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.That's one minute gone in the round.Burns gets a clinch. Hominick misses with a body punch.
Burns lands a nice elbow. Hominick scores with a nice hook to the head. Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Hominick avoids the damage to the body. Burns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Hominick lands a body punch in the clinch. Hominick can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
Burns avoids the elbow strike from Hominick, against the ropes.
Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick. Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Hominick misses with a body punch.
Burns lands an elbow just above Hominick 's eye. That's two minutes gone in the round.This has been an exciting period of action! Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Hominick uses good head movement to avoid it. Hominick scores with a nice hook to the head. Hominick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Hominick blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.Both fighters are breathing heavily. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns. Hominick digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank. Hominick lands a body punch in the clinch. Hominick lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hominick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head. Hominick scores with a hook to the body. Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hominick as Burns tries to tie him up. Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hominick obliges. Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hominick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hominick lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hematoma Hominick really dominated that round.The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Burns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hominick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout. Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hominick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hominick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Hominick swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hominick. That did some damage! Hominick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hominick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hominick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away. Hominick lands a slapping body shot.
Burns closes the distance and pushes Hominick back into the ropes. Hominick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.That's one minute gone in the round. Hominick is working Burns over against the ropes. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. A short uppercut from Hominick. Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch. Burns takes a shot to the head. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Burns working aggressively here.
Hominick is working Burns over against the ropes. Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Hominick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hominick blocks an elbow strike. Hominick takes an elbow to the forehead. Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hominick working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hominick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick. Nice body punch from Hominick - that landed with a thud.
Hominick lands a nice knee to the body. That's two minutes gone in the round. Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hominick back against the ropes. Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick. Hominick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Hominick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Hominick misses with a punch to the body.
Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Hominick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns blocks a body shot from Hominick. Burns misses with an elbow over the top. Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hominick. Hominick takes an elbow to the temple. Hominick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hominick cracks Burns with a nice body shot. Hominick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hominick lands with a light punch inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hominick struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hematoma Hominick dominated that fourth round.The cut man is working on Hematoma Hominick's cut.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Titan Xavier Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!Hematoma Hominick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.Burns closes the distance and clinches. Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
Hominick has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hominick misses with a body punch.
Hominick blocks the elbow strike.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Hominick avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Burns misses with a knee to the head. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hominick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hominick avoids it.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hominick tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick unloads a knee to the mid-section.Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.That's one minute gone in the round. Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burns with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hominick's brow. Hominick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hominick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Hominick trying to land knees to the body.
Hominick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hominick misses with an elbow strike.
Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Hominick tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Hominick lands with a short head shot on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Hominick. Hominick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Burns missing with knees to the body.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Hominick blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hominick crunches a lovely knee into Burns's ribcage. Burns prevents a body shot from Hominick. That's two minutes gone in the round. Hominick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Hominick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hominick tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hominick working Burns over with knees to the body. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Hominick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hominick. Hominick cracks Burns with a nice body shot. Hominick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hominick landing knees to the body.
Hominick working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hominick scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head. A left hand lands to the body for Hominick.
Hominick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hominick lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hominick lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hominick as Burns tries to tie him up. Hominick lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!Hematoma Hominick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.Well Hominick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 wins, 1 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Korf!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 wins, 0 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Korf checks a leg kick. Burns clinches up with Korf and pushes him back against the ropes. Korf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. It looks like Alexander Korf has been cut. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Korf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Korf has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment. Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Korf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns keeps control of Korf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Korf takes an elbow to the forehead. Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Korf dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Korf tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Korf shrugs off. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Korf takes an elbow to the forehead. Alexander Korf's cut is getting worse. Korf avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Korf lands a body punch in the clinch. That's one minute gone in the round. Korf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards. Korf holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Burns stalling the fight.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Burns misses with a hook from the clinch. Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Korf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow. Korf taking a breather. Korf pushes Burns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns. Korf blocks the elbow strike.
Burns with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as Korf tries to tie him up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korf. Burns is trying to stall.
Korf misses with a punch to the body.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Korf blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Korf dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns slowing the pace effectively. Stalling in the clinch from Korf.
Burns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Korf seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burns can turn it around. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Korf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Burns walks forward, straight into a front kick from Korf.Burns instigates a clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Korf swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice elbow from Burns. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korf avoids it. Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Korf's efforts to push away. Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korf is defending well for now. Korf swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Korf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burns is keeping busy. Burns lands an elbow inside. Alexander Korf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that round.The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Korf misses with a looping right. Korf misses with a body kick. Burns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Decent striking displayed by Korf there.The fight moves into the clinch position. Korf takes an elbow to the temple. Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Titan Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Korf avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Korf's brow. Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Korf is defending well for now. Korf stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position. The referee is keeping an eye on Burns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Korf is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position. Korf is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Korf has his back to the ropes. Nice body punch from Korf - that landed with a thud.
Korf scores with a nice hook to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Korf scores with a nice hook to the head.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Korf avoids the damage to the body. Korf breaks the clinch.
Korf misses with a low kick. Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Korf is out of range. Burns throws a leg kick but Korf sees it coming and checks it nicely. Korf catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Korf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch. Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Korf.
Burns landing knees to the head.
Korf throws a head punch that misses. Korf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns clinches up against the ropes.Korf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A bone on bone clash there as Korf blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Korf paws at him with a jab and circles away.That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns takes a body punch but keeps moving. Korf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burns has time to react. Korf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Korf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Burns connects with a high kick. Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Korf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Korf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korf throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it. A nice inside leg kick there by Korf. That's going to slow Burns down. Burns throws a wild body kick that Korf sees coming a mile off. Jab by Korf. Burns blocks a leg kick.Burns clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut. Korf misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Korf will probably get the nod.The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Korf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns. Korf loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch. Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Korf.
Korf swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns. Burns tries to clinch there but Korf circles away.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Burns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Korf's head. Korf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Korf throws a big shot that misses.Alexander Korf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Burns looks for the body kick but Korf saw that one coming. Korf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Korf. A nice leg kick lands there from Burns. Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. A shot to the liver by Korf. Beautiful body shot. Burns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Korf. That one must have hurt.That's one minute gone in the round. Burns slips a jab from Korf.Burns rushes Korf and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Korf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Korf fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korf. Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Korf scores with a shoulder strike. Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Burns missing with knees to the body.
Korf trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Korf into the ropes. Korf tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Korf lands on the inside with an uppercut. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Burns stalling in the clinch but Korf improves position. Korf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Korf avoids it. Korf blocks the elbow strike.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Korf tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Korf blocks it with crossed arms. Korf blocks an elbow strike. Korf avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.Korf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Korf scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one. Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Korf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick. Burns throws a wild body kick that Korf sees coming a mile off. Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet. Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Korf tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.Burns tries to counter with a clinch but Korf shakes him off and moves away. Burns tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!Alexander Korf showed his dominance in that final round.I think Korf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Titan Xavier Burns wins by majority decision!Titan Xavier Burns took some time post fight to say the following; 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns and Tim Hansen. Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. Hansen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Big Gun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 wins, 19 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hansen!The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hansen manages to circle out of the way. Hansen misses with a few strikes there.
Hansen throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely. Hansen misses with the combination.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hansen takes a step back to recover. Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch. Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.Hansen has Burns pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hansen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Burns tumbling to the mat - Hansen dives into Burns's guard.This has been an exciting period of action! Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. That's one minute gone in the round.The fighters are working up against the cage. Burns manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. Hansen managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hansen takes an elbow to the temple. Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Hansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns lands a damaging elbow. Hansen tries to score a body lock takedown but Burns shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Burns lands with a right to the head. Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hansen up against the cage. Burns misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns misses with a knee strike.
Burns tries a knee to the head but Hansen blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hansen's brow. Hansen takes an elbow to the forehead. Burns lands an elbow just above Hansen 's eye. Hansen managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Hansen is trying to drag Burns to the mat but Burns just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges. Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. Hansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hansen tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position. Burns lands a damaging elbow. Hansen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hansen.
Titan Xavier Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hansen. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hansen lands a takedown into guard.
Burns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hansen is controlling him. Burns pulls Hansen in close to prevent any damage. That's four minutes gone in the round.Burns continues to stall. Burns wants to get back to his feet but Hansen is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hansen with a flurry of punches that miss. Hansen is fighting to break Burns's control of his arms but Burns is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Hansen wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position. Hansen wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving. The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that round.The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hansen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Hansen settles back down. Hansen gets tackled into the cage by Burns. Burns maintains the clinch. Hansen blocks an elbow strike. Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burns takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hansen takes an elbow to the temple. Burns throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hansen is defending well for now. Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hansen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hansen throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.That's one minute gone in the round. Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns moves out of range as Hansen throws a body kick.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around? Hansen throws a head kick that half lands.
Hansen tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.Burns moves into range and clinches up with Hansen. Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns lands a nice elbow. Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hansen.
Hansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Titan Xavier Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hansen. Hansen blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hansen managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section.Hansen is breathing heavily. Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Burns lands an elbow just above Hansen 's eye. Hansen blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hansen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hansen's brow. Hansen takes an elbow to the temple. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hansen is looking to take this one to the mat.Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.That's three minutes gone in the round. Burns with a knee to the head.
Hansen is looking to take this one to the mat. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Burns lands a knee to the head.
Hansen is rocked! Burns landing knees to the body.
Hansen is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him? Hansen takes an elbow to the temple. Hansen tries for a takedown but Burns manages to get underhooks.
Burns connects with a knee to the head.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body. Burns lands an elbow that stopped Hansen in his tracks for a moment. Hansen is pressed against the cage. Burns pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hansen! Two more big strikes from Burns and Hansen crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Titan Xavier Burns!Post fight, Titan Xavier Burns stared into the camera and said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns and Jimmy Snuka. Burns comes into the arena with Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Burns. Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Snuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now. Burns lands an elbow that stopped Snuka in his tracks for a moment. It looks like Jimmy Snuka has been cut. Burns lands an elbow inside. Snuka misses with an elbow strike.
Burns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snuka's face.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Snuka.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Snuka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Burns avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka. Snuka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lands an elbow that stopped Snuka in his tracks for a moment. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Snuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Snuka letting Burns take a breather here. Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snuka looks winded! Burns lands an elbow just above Snuka 's eye. That has opened up Jimmy Snuka's cut even more. Snuka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burns is defending well. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now. Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. The cut above Jimmy Snuka's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Knees to the body from Burns.
Nice elbow from Burns. Burns lands a nice elbow. Snuka blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns lands a damaging elbow. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Jimmy Snuka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Snuka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Titan Xavier Burns!In his post fight interview, Titan Xavier Burns gave a big smile as he said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.The defeated Jimmy Snuka had this to say: 'Argghhh!!'.

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Titan Xavier Burns and Michael Johnson. Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Conor McGregor UFC Entrance Music - Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix. Michael Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 wins, 0 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 wins, 13 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Our sources have told us that Burns has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it. Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside. Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms. Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.Burns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson is trying to control the position but Burns postures up. Burns seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Burns is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Burns preventing the sweep. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.Johnson looking for subs off his back but Burns has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Burns controlling the action here. Johnson wants to control but Burns is keeping busy.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Johnson looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.That's three minutes gone in the round. Burns tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it. Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily. Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Burns throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.Titan Xavier Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson. Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Burns tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Burns's guard. Burns is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.That's four minutes gone in the round. Burns keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Burns uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way. Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedownand Burns moves into the clinch.The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burns walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burns but Burns pushes him off and we're back to square one.The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage. Burns misses with an elbow over the top. Nice elbow from Burns. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns dominated that round.The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut. Johnson goes for a double leg but Burns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burns continues to drive forward. Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Johnson avoids the head kick by Burns.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
A punch combination from Johnson misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range. Johnson avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Johnson can't get the takedown.
Titan Xavier Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson takes an elbow to the temple. Johnson is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage. Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns lands a damaging elbow. Johnson tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage. Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms. Johnson takes an elbow to the temple. That has opened up Michael Johnson's cut even more. Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burns is defending well.Titan Xavier Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far. Burns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses. Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.Johnson is breathing heavily. A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The cut above Michael Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Michael Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.That's two minutes gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around? Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body. Burns taking a breather. Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burns smiles and moves away.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.Burns closes the distance and clinches. A short left from Burns. Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson gets control of Burns's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.That's three minutes gone in the round. Burns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.Burns's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there. Johnson trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Johnson keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully. Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now. The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burns defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Burns into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Burns is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range. Burns clinches with his opponent.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Titan Xavier Burns is winning the standup battle so far.Burns gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch. Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Titan Xavier Burns!Post fight, Titan Xavier Burns stared into the camera and said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 wins, 8 losses and 1 draws, fighting out of London, Lu Hao!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 wins, 0 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hao shoots in for a double leg but Burns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Hao steps away. Hao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily. Burns throws a leg kick and Hao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Burns misses with a low kick as Hao jumps back. Burns misses with a low kick. Hao throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it. Hao dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns is looking to score with low kicks. Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick. A head kick from Burns lands but Hao takes it in his stride. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns wants to clinch. A counter left hand to the body from Hao misses its target.Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Burns thows a leg kick but Hao checks it and Hao counters with a one-two to the body. Titan Xavier Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A jab from Burns does it's job there. Burns throws a head kick but Hao moves out of range.
Hao feinted there with a counter leg kick. Burns misses the shot to the body. Hao throws a quick inside leg kick. Hao missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hao misses with a leg kick and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Burns lands a high kick!
Hao thuds a left hand into Burns's body.That's two minutes gone in the round. Hao shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burns just manages to avoid it.We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Burns throws a low kick but Hao avoids it.Burns moves into the clinch. Burns blocks a body shot from Hao. Burns blocking some punches.
Hao tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage. Hao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. A right hook to the body lands for Hao.
Burns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. The referee is keeping an eye on Hao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Hao.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hao blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Burns. Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hao blocks it with crossed arms. Hao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burns to keep the fight standing.That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hao misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns blocks a body shot from Hao. Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Burns gets off balance looking for a body kick and Hao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hao misses with a wild body shot. Hao misses with the combination.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hao misses with a body shot.
Burns throws a head kick that misses. An attempted straight right counter from Hao misses the target.That's four minutes gone in the round. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Hao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns. Hao tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Hao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hao blocks a head kick by Burns.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hao fails to land with a series of punches.
Hao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hao misses with a short punch on the inside. Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hao.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses. Knees in the clinch landing for Burns.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Hao blocks with his arms.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Titan Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Burns takes the fight into the clinch. Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hao avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Hao tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hao back against the cage. Hao is trying to pull guard but Burns turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Hao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow. Hao misses with some punches.
Hao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Burns landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hao jumps guard but Burns stands there with Hao around his waist. Hao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burns pushes Hao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.Titan Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns. Hao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns. Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns lands a damaging elbow. That's one minute gone in the round. Burns blocks an uppercut.
Hao misses with a hook from the clinch. Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hao blocks it with crossed arms. Burns throws an elbow that misses.
Burns lands a damaging elbow. Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hao. Hao pulls Burns into guard.
Burns decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Burns fails in his attempt to clinch. Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hao moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Hao moves out of range easily. That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns thows a leg kick but Hao checks it and Hao counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Titan Xavier Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Burns misses with a head kick.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick. Hao misses with a kick to the body.
Lu Hao is winning the standup battle so far. Hao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns. Nice body kick there by Burns. Burns slips a straight right by Hao. Hao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.Hao thinks about countering with a body kick. Burns throws a solid leg kick but Hao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns.That's three minutes gone in the round. Burns throws a body kick that misses. Hao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him. Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns looks to throw a body kick letting Hao counter with a right hand. Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns gets off balance looking for a body kick and Hao counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee. A nice leg kick lands there from Burns. Burns misses with a leg kick and Hao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily. Hao blocks a head kick by Burns.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns. A solid body kick from Hao. That's four minutes gone in the round. Hao throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range. Hao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hao throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease. Hao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Burns throws a head kick that misses. Hao throws a quick counter head kick but Burns was just out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hao checks a leg kick. Burns plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Burns cracks the inside of Hao's front leg. Hao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.It looked like Hao was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titan Xavier Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hao's corner calls for a 1-2. Hao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Burns throws a low kick but Hao moves out of range easily. Burns has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Burns tries to clinch but Hao is having none of it. A decent looking body kick lands there for Hao. Burns bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Hao blocks a low kick nicely. Hao dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Hao's head and hops out.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hao avoids the head kick by Burns.
Hao throws a body shot but no joy. Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hao avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns tries to clinch up. A bone on bone clash there as Hao blocks the leg kick.
Hao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns. Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Burns throws a head kick that misses. Hao moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Hao tries to counter with a takedown but Burns is quick to defend against it. Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Hao off balance momentarily. Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Burns. Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hao misses with a hook. Burns throws a lazy head kick and Hao counters with a leg kick. Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hao is out of range. Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Hao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hao throws a front kick that sends Burns stumbling back into the cage. Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.That's three minutes gone in the round. Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hao misses the shot to the body. Hao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him. Burns blocks a low kick nicely. Hao misses with a body kick. Hao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Hao. Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Hao counters with a nice uppercut. Burns throws a leg kick and Hao counters with a slapping leg kick. Hao blocks a head kick by Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burns misses with a right hand and Hao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hao looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away. Burns throws a head kick but Hao moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Hao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well. Burns avoids the body shot from Hao.
Hao throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily. Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Hao is looking to counter with a body kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick. Lu Hao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!Titan Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Hao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lu Hao.I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 wins, 0 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Titan Xavier Burns!And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Cirkunov!The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck with that takedown attempt from Cirkunov. Burns rushes Cirkunov and presses him up against the cage. Burns lands a nice elbow. Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cirkunov.
Burns misses with a knee strike.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Cirkunov is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cirkunov's defenses. Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Burns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cirkunov's head.This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A chopping leg kick lands by Burns. Cirkunov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burns as he avoids it easily. Titan Xavier Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cirkunov.That's one minute gone in the round. Cirkunov is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Burns connects with an inside leg kick.Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.Cirkunov looks winded! Cirkunov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burns prevents it.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cirkunov's defenses. Burns lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges. Burns is pushing Cirkunov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirkunov backwards. Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. It looks like Felipe Cirkunov has been cut.The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Burns lands a nice elbow. That's two minutes gone in the round. Cirkunov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burns walks away with a smile on his face. Cirkunov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. A kick lands to the mid section there for Burns. Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirkunov. Cirkunov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cirkunov dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Cirkunov's head and hops out. Burns delivers a nice body kick. Burns lands a brutal head kick. Cirkunov looks out on his feet and Burns throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Titan Xavier Burns!Titan Xavier Burns took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I changed my whole life. Canada is awesome, thank you to my family..I didn't know I had family out here, but this is the best and I have my life together. Thank you everybody for helping my dream come true.'.